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bob2235 t1_j6pgzhm wrote

I love how they just threw in the last sentence “in 2020 the firm took credit for destroying a 46,000 year old aboriginal site”

Like wtf

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70Ytterbium OP t1_j6ph5wl wrote

They are proud of it. Tbh it's not an easy feat.

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FuckUGalen t1_j6p659i wrote

Stay 5 metres away from a cube smaller than the average dice "when seen"

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Burnbrook t1_j6p66ay wrote

Is there anything in Australia Rio Tinto won't screw up?

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70Ytterbium OP t1_j6p6x9g wrote

I mean, "The company's name comes from the Rio Tinto in south-western Spain, which has flowed red since mining began there about 5,000 years ago, due to acid mine drainage."

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jay_cee_seventy_two t1_j6pddfl wrote

They are more sorry about the pellet than the irreplaceable 50,000 year old cave paintings.

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Sawdamizer t1_j6p639i wrote

That’s why pencils have erasers, Rio Tinto! No biggie… just don’t let it happen again! :D

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alien_from_Europa t1_j6pivmd wrote

The emus have it! They're enriching it for the next war.

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70Ytterbium OP t1_j6pjeg3 wrote

Clear advantage, the kangaroo faction has no chance.

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PangPingpong t1_j6pj35f wrote

Sorry they did it, or sorry it's been in the news so much?

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008Zulu t1_j6pclv8 wrote

Might not even be on the ground any more. We got a few species of bird here that like to collect shiny things to attracts mates.

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70Ytterbium OP t1_j6pdqm8 wrote

Pájaro Tinto, the newest australian fauna threat.

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Musicfan637 t1_j6pj82s wrote

Fly those drones with Geiger counter devices in them. Or those planes. I say they find it in less than 45 days from today. Do you like the over or under?

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70Ytterbium OP t1_j6pjihs wrote

Do you really think they will bother to look for it?

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Kizmo2 t1_j6p6qk0 wrote

Oh, I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere. Eventually.

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70Ytterbium OP t1_j6p77if wrote

Yeah, the half life isn't that much, as long as it doesn't half someone's life I guess.

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