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Another slide disrupts Bingham Canyon mine

Officials at Rio Tinto Kennecott had anticipated the collapse and no workers were harmed.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eight years ago, Rio Tinto Kennecott's Bingham Canyon mine experienced a catastrophic slide, pictured here in April 25, 2013. On Monday, the open pit copper mine outside Salt Lake City experienced another major slide.