PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYMining giant Rio Tinto has pledged millions in environmental remediation work in the South as southern leaders say the company is trying to clean up its image. He yesterday released a letter from Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern which outlined the steps the company would take. It would implement new technology by the end of the financial year that would get cyanide emissions to a "world class" low level, Mr Stausholm said. Rio Tinto would fund a $2million shortfall to pay for 23,000 tonnes of ouvea to be processed, he said. "We understand that we have to be better at listening to the communities in which we operate," Mr Stausholm said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 27, 2021 16:30 UTC