The Tribune on Sept. 15 published the New York Times article “Executives to step down after Rio Tinto destroys sacred Australian site.” The article details how, with full knowledge of caves containing artifacts proving human habitation of the caves for some 45,000 years, the company proceeded to destroy them last May by expanding its iron ore mine.
Let us now debate how long the University of Utah will tolerate the name “Rio Tinto” on its world-class Natural History Museum of Utah.
William Vogel, Salt Lake City
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