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Rio in dock for Mount Windell death

RIO Tinto has been fined $80,000 after pleading guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to failing to ensure the safety of employees after three workers were exposed to extreme weather conditions without proper training that led to one worker dying.

 The unforgiving landscape of WA's Pilbara

The unforgiving landscape of WA's Pilbara

The mining company was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of $7500. The court heard two workers and a supervisor were searching for proposed drill sites in rugged terrain while working at Mount Windell...

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