Doctors, moms, environmental groups sue Rio Tinto's US subsidiary Kennecott
…the Sierra Club. “The health of our families especially our children should be our number one priority in Utah,” said Cherise Udell, of Utah Moms for Clean Air. “We can…
About 100 workers evacuated from Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon Mine
An estimated 100 employees and contractors were evacuated from Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah, US, after the site was affected for a small landslide, the second this…
Australia: United they stand against Rio Tinto
As Rio Tinto sacks a hundred workers at its ill-fated Utah copper mine, so two unions – formerly at loggerheads for years – unite to take on the world’s second…
Rio Tinto starts off downsizing at its Utah mine
…Kennecott Utah copper mine and warned further positions will be slashed later this month to lower operating costs after a pit-wall collapse inside Bingham Canyon in April. See http://www.mining.com/rio-tinto-starts-off-downsizing-at-its-utah-copper-mine-69479/?utm_source=digest-en-mining-130524&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=digest. …
London Calling on a Tale of Two Disasters – both involving Rio Tinto
…similar ocurrence, a few weeks ago in the United States. In April, a huge landslide destroyed much of Rio Tinto’s massive Bingham Canyon open pit workings in Utah. See http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=12298&l=1….