‘Destruction by a thousand cuts’: the relentless threat mining poses to the Pilbara cultural landscape

BHP said the site was not part of its current mining operations and the Senior Research Fellow, The University of cause of the rockfall was not known. [...] Aboriginal heritage site damaged at BHP Pilbara iron ore mine The mining giant promised in June not to disturb heritage sites at its mine in WA’s north due to “deep respect for the Banjima people and their … smh.com.au 9:10 AM · Feb 24, 2021 32 27 Copy link to Tweet A heavily industrialised landscape It is difficult for most people to imagine the scale of the iron ore and gas operations in the reg. [...] To the best of our knowledge, none of the major mining companies in the Pilbara have undertaken cumulative impact assessments for Indigenous cultural heritage that encompass the entirety of their / . [...] The requirements also include providing information of all the areas that you plan to visit within the … mining lease area, the number of people/vehicles in your group, the date and time that access is required and the duration of your trip. [...] This will be the legacy, not only for the mining companies, but for Australia and most painfully, for the traditional owners who remain long after the miners have gone.