Rio Tinto accepts it bungled communication with Juukan Gorge traditional owners

The admission comes after the PKKP accused the mining giant of failing to notify them of an executive reshuffle

Rio Tinto has accepted it bungled its communication of executive changes to traditional owners of the destroyed Juukan Gorge site.

The admission comes as the company's new chief executive, Jakob Stausholm, prepares to soon meet with Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura representatives for the first time in person.