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 Iron ore is stockpiled for export at Port Hedland in Western Australia. BHP Billiton is on the cusp of destroying 86 Aboriginal sites in the central Pilbara to expand its South Flank iron ore mining operation. Photograph: Bhp Billiton/AFP/Getty Images
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Mining giant BHP Billiton is poised to destroy at least 40 – and possibly as many as 86 – significant Aboriginal sites in the central Pilbara to expand its $4.5bn South Flank iron ore mining operation, even though its own reports show it is aware that the traditional owners are deeply opposed to the move. In documents seen by Guardian Australia, a BHP archaeological survey identified rock shelters that were occupied between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago...

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