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Kennecott’s tailings pond may be leaking into the Great Salt Lake

A polluted tailings pond at the Kennecott Utah mine has sunk 20 feet or more, raising concerns that it has seeped contamination into the neighboring Great Salt Lake. But the state regulator charged ...
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Rio Tinto approves new solar plant to power Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has approved construction of a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operation in Utah, bringing the mine’s total solar capacity to 30MW.
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Rio Tinto Kennecott signs wind power deal with Texas-based wind project

SALT LAKE CITY — With a goal of continuing decarbonization, Rio Tinto Kennecott on Thursday announced it signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with TerraGen for renewable energy from a ...
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Rio Tinto signs new wind power deal for Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto’s Kennecott operation has progressed its decarbonisation objectives by signing a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with TerraGen for renewable ...