Landslip occurs at Bingham Canyon copper mine of Rio Tinto
2021-06-03 14:26:57 [Print]
Australian Rio Tinto said on June 2nd that an anticipated landslip occurred at the southeast corner of its U.S. Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah on May 31, causing no injuries to personnel but disrupting operations.
Rio said the landslip had been expected based on geo-technical monitoring at the mine, and all personnel had been removed from the area in advance to ensure safety. Rio didn't give any estimate for potentially lost production at the mine or impact on equipment, if any.
"We continue to monitor the situation and will resume work in the area when it is safe to do so. Other parts of the mine and the Rio Tinto Kennecott operation continue to run as normal," it said in a statement.
Rio said the landslip had been expected based on geo-technical monitoring at the mine, and all personnel had been removed from the area in advance to ensure safety. Rio didn't give any estimate for potentially lost production at the mine or impact on equipment, if any.
"We continue to monitor the situation and will resume work in the area when it is safe to do so. Other parts of the mine and the Rio Tinto Kennecott operation continue to run as normal," it said in a statement.
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