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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Rio Tinto suspends Brockman 2 and Nammuldi iron ore mines after fatality

Wednesday, 17 Aug 2011

Rio Tinto said that it had suspended operations at two iron ore mines in Australia following the fatality of a worker.

The 27 year old man was fatally injured shortly after 8:00 PM local time on Tuesday while working on loading equipment.

It said “Operations at Brockman 2 and the adjacent Nammuldi mine site will remain suspended until further notice.”

The Nammuldi deposit currently yields about 6 million tonnes of ore a year. The Brockman 2 mine produces around 9 million tonnes a year.

(Sourced from Reuters)

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