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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, September 27, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has approved a $55 million[1] investment in development capital to start underground mining and expand production at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah, United States.
Underground mining will initially focus on an area known as the Lower Commercial Skarn (LCS), which will deliver a total of around 30kt[2] of additional high quality mined copper through the period to 2027 alongside open cut operations. The first ore is exp...
>>> Read more: Rio Tinto to start underground mining at Kennecott copper operations
Underground mining will initially focus on an area known as the Lower Commercial Skarn (LCS), which will deliver a total of around 30kt[2] of additional high quality mined copper through the period to 2027 alongside open cut operations. The first ore is exp...
>>> Read more: Rio Tinto to start underground mining at Kennecott copper operations
