Rio Tinto has lost radioactive capsule in Australian desert: FT

. RioTinto and the Australian government are attempting to find a 6-8mm widget that contains a small amount caesium-137.

The company and Australia’s government are attempting to find the widget which is between 6-8mm in length and contains a small amount of the radioactive isotope caesium-137. While the news originally broke on Friday, Rio Tinto’s involvement wasn’t public until today.

Rio Tinto, which is listed in Sydney and London, has been rebuilding its reputation after destroying a site of sacred significance to indigenous Australians in 2020 as part of an iron ore mine expansion.

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