Rio Tinto Plc. (RTNTF.PK, RIO, RIO.L, RTPPF.PK) Friday said that Kennecott Utah Copper's Bingham Canyon Mine experienced a slide along a geotechnical fault line of its north eastern wall at 9.30 pm local time on April 10.
Movement on the north eastern wall had accelerated in recent weeks and pre-emptive measures were taken to relocate facilities and roads before the slide, the miner said. All employees are safe and accounted for, Rio added.
Mine operations are currently suspended while experts assess the extent of the slide and impact on operations.
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