The country says it would not break legitimate exploration or development contracts or agreements.

The zinc and manganese used in the fertilizers were recovered, in the form of mixed metal dust, from single-use, disposable alkaline batteries.

An Australian indigenous group has suspended the company from its reconciliation plan.

The caves, for which Rio funded at least four excavations, revealed thousands of archaeological remnants subsequent to its 2013 approval to destroy the site.

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