Massive landslide at a silver mine !
5 million ounces of annual silver supply and 500,000 ounces of annual gold supply have just been
Rio Tinto’s Kennecott mine in Utah- the US’ 2nd largest silver mine and world’s largest copper mine has just suffered a massive landslide which will likely shut down production at the mine for years as upwards of 1 billion tons of dirt and ore have collapsed into the basin.
16% of US annual silver production just vanished !
as for now Kennecott has suspended mining inside one of the world's deepest open pits as geologists assess a landslide the company says it anticipated for months .
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