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Related: About this forumUtah copper mine suspends operations after large landslide (w photos at link)
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"We started noticing movement in that part of the mine in February," Rio Tinto-Kennecott spokesman Kyle Bennett said, indicating at that time the mines wall was slipping a fraction of an inch each day.
As the slipping continued and began to accelerate in the following weeks, Kennecott moved workers out of the area, utility lines were rerouted and the modular building that housed the mine monitoring equipment was relocated to safer ground. Kennecott also closed its visitors center for the rest of the year.
Bennett said the company has not yet determined the exact size of the slide. He said mining experts would be evaluating the slide area and its impact on future operations.
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Utah copper mine suspends operations after large landslide (w photos at link) (Original Post)
enough
Apr 2013
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This is why I hate riding around mountain roads, I always imagine them sliding off like this.
Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)3. THAT THING IS HUUUUUUGE!!!
That is not what I has envisioned at all.
Massive, massive, massive.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)4. The tires on those dump trucks are the same height as a man, so it
gives you a perspective when the trucks look like toys.
freeplessinseattle
(3,508 posts)5. When I was a child living in SLC, we'd sit in a big tire for a photo
when we would visit Kennecott. I was always in awe of the vastness and workers there. That was 30ish years ago, lots more mined since.