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☆ Rio’s latest rock shelter damage highlights need for Aboriginal Voice, advocates say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Melanie Burton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Rio's destruction of rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in 2020 prompted a global outcry, the departure of top executives and a parliamentary enquiry that recommended an overhaul of Australia's Aboriginal heritage protection laws. Reaction to the incident has been more muted compared to the outrage over the Juukan Gorge rock shelters so far. VOICE FOR HERITAGELooming over the incident is Australia’s upcoming Indigenous Voice referendum set for Oct. 14 that would create a panel to advise parliament on issues affecting the Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islands communities. "It's hard to think of a more compelling practical example of the need for an Indigenous Voice in the mining policy debate," he said. A spokesperson for the state department regulating Aboriginal heritage protection said it was in contact with Rio Tinto but it was not investigating the latest incident.

Persons: Rio, Simon Trott, Warren Entsch, Rio shouldn't, Morgan Stanley, James Fitzgerald, Jamie Lowe, WGAC, Melanie Burton, Lincoln Organizations: Rio Tinto, REUTERS Acquire, Aboriginal Corporation, ABC, Reuters, Aboriginal, Torres Straits, Australasian Centre, Corporate, Indigenous, Title, Guruma Aboriginal Corporation, Thomson Locations: Rio, Pilbara, Western Australia, MELBOURNE, Western Australia’s, Juukan

☆ Rio’s Latest Rock Shelter Damage Highlights Need for Aboriginal Voice, Advocates Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Melanie BurtonMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Damage caused to an Aboriginal rock shelter by mining giant Rio Tinto in August underscores the need for better heritage protection laws and a greater say for Indigenous groups promised in this month's Voice referendum, advocates say. Rio's destruction of rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in 2020 prompted a global outcry, the departure of top executives and a parliamentary enquiry that recommended an overhaul of Australia's Aboriginal heritage protection laws. "Regrettably, it seems as though Rio's blast management plan has failed on this occasion leaving the Muntulgura Guruma People to pick up the pieces," said Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation (WGAC), which represents the Muntulgura, in a statement. A spokesperson for the state department regulating Aboriginal heritage protection said it was in contact with Rio Tinto but it was not investigating the latest incident. Should the Department receive a complaint from Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation, it will act immediately to investigate."

Persons: Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, Rio, Simon Trott, Warren Entsch, Rio shouldn't, Morgan Stanley, James Fitzgerald, Jamie Lowe, WGAC, Melanie Burton, Lincoln Organizations: Rio Tinto, Aboriginal Corporation, ABC, Reuters, Aboriginal, Torres Straits, Australasian Centre, Corporate, Indigenous, Title, Guruma Aboriginal Corporation Locations: Rio, Western Australia’s, Juukan, Western Australia

☆ How do you lose a radioactive capsule? Australian investigators are wondering too
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —The discovery of a tiny lost radioactive capsule beside a remote highway in Western Australia raises many questions – not least how it escaped layers of radiation-proof packaging loaded onto a moving truck. Under the Radiation Safety Act 1975, only specially trained and licensed operators can package radioactive substances, but different rules apply to contractors hired to transport it, Steen said. “Any transport company can transport radioactive material provided they have got the license to do so,” she said. Staff from the National Emergency Management Agency, the Australian Nuclear and Science Technology Organization and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency also took part. This time, it traveled in a convoy of enclosed white vehicles – with big stickers warning of the presence of a radioactive substance.

☆ Missing radioactive capsule found on roadside in Western Australia after week-long search
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Western Australia. A radioactive device belonging to mining firm Rio Tinto was found on the roadside after coming off the back of a truck. A missing radioactive capsule used in Rio Tinto 's mining operations that sparked a radiation alert in Western Australia has been found. Authorities said it would now be transported securely to a Western Australia health facility in Perth. I'd like to apologise to the wider community of Western Australia for the concern it has generated," he said.

☆ Missing radioactive capsule found on remote road in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Authorities scanning a remote Australian highway for a tiny missing radioactive capsule have found it by the roadside, after a challenging search likened to trying to find a needle in a haystack. Search teams found the missing capsule not far from the Rio Tinto mine, suggesting it fell off the truck soon after departure. On Thursday it would start its journey south again – this time to a health department facility in Perth. Department of Fire and Emergency Services/APRadiation Services WA says radioactive substances are transported throughout Western Australia on a daily basis without any issues. A member of the Incident Management Team coordinates the search for a radioactive capsule lost in transit.

☆ Australia searches for tiny radioactive capsule believed to be lost on desert highway
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Rio Tinto apologized on Monday for the loss of a tiny radioactive capsule believed to have fallen from a truck that has sparked a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia. It is unclear how long the radioactive capsule, part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed, has been missing. The gauge was picked up by a specialist contractor from Rio's Gudai-Darri mine site on Jan. 12. Authorities suspect vibrations from the truck caused the screws and the bolt to come loose, and the radioactive capsule from the gauge fell out of the package and then out of a gap in the truck. The silver capsule, 6 millimeters in diameter and 8 mm long, contains Caesium-137 which emits radiation equal to 10 X-rays per hour.

☆ Mining giant Rio Tinto apologizes for sparking radiation alert after losing device in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A vehicle travels through the Gudai-Darri mine operated by the Rio Tinto Group in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Australia, in June 2022. The company has apologized after a radioactive capsule used at the site went missing. Mining giant Rio Tinto on Monday apologized after the loss of a small radioactive capsule used in its operations caused a radiation alert in Western Australia. It was delivered by a third-party contractor from Rio Tinto's Gudai-Darri site to Perth for repairs on Jan. 12, arriving on Jan. 16. Rio Tinto, one of the world's biggest mining firms, says it routinely transports and stores dangerous materials and has controls in place to manage risks.

☆ Rio Tinto apologises after radioactive capsule lost in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd's (RIO.AX) iron ore division chief Simon Trott apologised on Monday after a contractor hired by the mining giant lost a radioactive capsule in transit in Western Australia which sparked a radiation alert across parts of the state. We recognise this is clearly very concerning and are sorry for the alarm it has caused in the Western Australian community," Trott said in a statement. Early reports suggested the loss was not discovered for almost two weeks after the capsule left Rio's Gudai-Darri mine site. Rio said it was informed by the contractor the capsule was missing on Jan. 25. "We have completed radiological surveys of all areas on site where the device had been, and surveyed roads within the mine site as well as the access road leading away from the Gudai-Darri mine site," Trott said.

☆ An Australian mining company lost a radioactive device that emits high levels of radiation equal to receiving 10 X-rays in an hour and can cause skin burns and cancer: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A mining company lost a piece of radioactive material along the country's Great Northern Highway, the AP reported. Authorities are reportedly scanning radiation levels across a stretch of 870 miles of road to find the device. The device contains caesium-137, which is commonly used in radiation gauges and emits enough dangerous radiation to equal receiving 10 X-rays in one hour, according to the AP. The radiation can also cause skin burns and cancer after prolonged exposure, the outlet reported. "As well as fully supporting the relevant authorities, we have launched our own investigation to understand how the capsule was lost in transit."

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