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Mining giant Rio Tinto is still trying to find out what caused a toxic spill at its Rossing Uranium mine in Namibia – the company’s second major radioactive incident this month.
One of 12 leach tanks in the processing plant at Rossing in the Namib desert failed on December 3.
Rio said there was no environmental impact from the incident, with spilled slimes channeled in trenches and contained in a holding tank.
While the spill caused the milling operation to stop, it was expected to restart once the failed tank was isolated from the production process.
The company said some people received first aid at the scene, but no employees were seriously injured and production in other areas of the mine was not affected.
Rio’s open pit Rossing mine opened 37 years ago and now produces four per cent of the world’s uranium. The Australian government has suspended…
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