Update on Rio Tinto Kennecott after SLC earthquake
March 18 2020 - 4:23PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine near Salt Lake City (SLC), Utah, was
today impacted as a result of a 5.7-magnitude earthquake close to
the town of Magna. All employees have been safely accounted for and
evacuated from the potential risk areas. At this stage we have
identified limited damage to the operation or risk to the
surrounding community. A detailed inspection of the complex is
currently being conducted, in conjunction with the local emergency
services and Utah Department of Transportation.
As a precaution, all operations have been temporarily halted
and, in line with standard procedures pre-agreed with the Utah
Department of Transportation, State Road 201 has been temporarily
closed while the inactive South (Magna) tailings storage facility
is inspected. This is an inactive historic tailings storage
facility that is stable and being actively monitored and managed,
under a plan reviewed and endorsed by a panel of independent
geotechnical experts and Utah’s dam regulatory authorities.
Rio Tinto Copper & Diamonds chief executive Arnaud Soirat
said “The safety of our employees and wider community is our first
priority and having ensured that all our employees are safe and the
operations are shut, we are now working with the local emergency
services and regulators to ensure the asset is safe before resuming
any operations.”
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