Pressure Remains on Mining Giant Rio Tinto Over Juukan Blast

The reception desk of Australian mining company Rio Tinto in Shanghai on August 12, 2009. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images

Mining giant Rio Tinto will face continued scrutiny after a scathing parliamentary report into the destruction of the ancient Juukan Gorge caves.

The Northern Australia Committee has tabled its interim report into the “inexcusable” blast, having heard months of evidence from key players and Indigenous groups.