On 24 May 2020, mine blasting occurred in the Rio Tinto Brockman 4 iron ore mine in WA. There is nothing unusual in using explosives to move rock in mining. But this explosion was different. These particular explosions destroyed some natural rock shelters within the Juukan Gorge that held unique cultural heritage of national and international significance, providing evidence of a 46,000-year history of continuous occupation on our continent. In fact six years earlier, in 2014, an assessment identified the cave site as one of the most archaeologically significant sites in Australia.