A landslide at Rio Tinto’s Bingham Canyon mine in Utah has resulted in the evacuation of about 100 workers and contractors on Wednesday night. An excavator operator raised the alarm after spotting material movement in the mine’s lower pit. The movement, in which an area of about 90 metres wide slid almost two metres, halted operations overnight as a precautionary measure. Kennecott spokesman Kyle Bennett said this slide is not expected to fur

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