{"id":1172397,"date":"2020-03-18T16:37:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1017474"},"modified":"2020-03-18T16:37:39","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T22:37:39","slug":"rios-kennecott-mine-impacted-by-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1172397","title":{"rendered":"Rio\u2019s Kennecott mine impacted by earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Tinto\u2019s Kennecott copper 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. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"company (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.riotinto.com\/news\/releases\/Update-on-Rio-Tinto-Kennecott-after-SLC-earthquake\" >company<\/a>, all employees have been safely accounted for and evacuated from the potential risk areas. <\/p>\n<p>Rio Tinto has identified limited damage to the operation or risk to the surrounding community. As a precaution, all operations have been temporarily halted, Rio said, in line with standard procedures pre-agreed with the Utah Department of Transportation,<\/p>\n<p>A detailed inspection of the complex is currently being conducted, in conjunction with the local emergency services and Utah Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p> As a precaution, all operations have been temporarily halted <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe 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,&#8221; Rio&#8217;s copper &amp; diamonds chief executive Arnaud Soirat said in the statement. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are now working with the local emergency services and regulators to ensure the asset is safe before resuming any operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20200318005741r1&amp;sid=q4web&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a precaution, all operations have been temporarily 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