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I am not surprised the found the capsule, I am surprised by the very professional way the company handled the case. If you look at the timeline of events (see
by Loic 4y ago
I am not surprised the found the capsule, I am surprised by the very professional way the company handled the case.
If you look at the timeline of events (see link from dang comment), they reacted extremely quickly and professionally, from the contractor doing the transport to Rio Tinto informing the authorities.
For me Rio Tinto was the company not taking care of our environment[0] in its operations, so for once, I am positively surprised.
[0]: Oil & gas are pretty good at it where there is no regulatory pressure.
- sounds 4y agoI appreciate the willingness to give them a shout out, by name. Not the first time I've had a brush with Rio Tinto.
- defrost 4y agoYeah, they certainly FUBAR'd and lost brownie points when they blew up Juukan Gorge. Let's not forget they're sitting on $64 billion US worth of Copper in the US on native lands either.
- flangola7 4y agoAlso having a labor mass murder in their name
- defrost 4y agoSlave labor under the Romans at Rio Tinto from 206 BCE onwards for two hundred years, or the 1888 Zalamea massacre, or the still linguring toxic legacy of the Panguna mine in PNG? It's such a persistent ongoing problem with mining that I'm personally more inclined to blame the collective detached nature of consumers that demand products and yet turn a blind eye to the sourcing of that which they demand.
- avereveard 4y agoBlaming customers for companies malfeasance must have been one of the greatest deflection tactics ever invented and it saddens me deeply when it gets parroted verbatim by the general populace.
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- avereveard 4y agoyou trying to hold me personally responsible for other people accountability is at a foundamental level a repeat of the same deflection tactic as expressed above, and warrants a repeat of the same general concept: I do not bear any responsability in the atrocities that far away government allow to be inflicted on their own populace, and I do not profit from them, and the accountability rest on the government of the oppressed population, and they are accountable to the oppressed population and no other. On the other hand, extrapolate your own question to the only logical conclusion, see how it goes. You cannot boicot sweat cobalt, there are not enough "sustainable" mines for that. Option two is either santion these countries into the ground or to invade then and export democracy. Good luck with that, bet their population will be real glad of your help. Your line of thinking is circular, offers no actionable solution, and it's ultimately just a way to distribute guilt moving it from the people actually exploiting the situation to people that have no choice in the matter.
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- avereveard 4y ago...you cannot downvote replies here, you're literally launching baseless accusations.
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- Gravityloss 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juukan_Gorge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juukan_Gorge Today I learned.
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- freeqaz 4y agoHoly crap! > "The gorge is known primarily for a cave that was the only inland site in Australia with evidence of continuous human occupation for over 46,000 years, including through the last Ice Age. The cave was permanently destroyed by mining company Rio Tinto in May 2020." And > "On 11 September 2020, it was announced that, as a result of the destruction at Juukan Gorge, CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques and two other Rio Tinto executives would step down." That's good at least. Thank you for sharing
- askvictor 4y ago> It vanished between January 11 and January 16, but its loss was not reported for more than a week. That doesn't seem that quick or professional to me...
- defrost 4y agoI'm guessing that's because you don't work in a 800 million tonne per annum mining industry that routinely ships heavy equipment 1,000 - 2,000 km backwards and forwards and has done so for 50 years. The equipment was logged when loaded on the 11th, the load sat and then travelled for a couple of days and was unloaded and then sat until it was first inspected (to have the capsule replaced) at which point the loss was noted and reported. Feel free to explain how you would do this better in a cost effective manner.
- nl 4y agoDangerous items should be prioritised.
- hef19898 4y agoThat would be a goal, and by which means would do so in the above mentioned example?
- N19PEDL2 4y agoFor example: if they know there is a radioactive source on board the vehicle they should check for its presence and integrity as soon as it arrives at its destination. Ideally they should check for its presence on board at the end of each transport day, perhaps by measuring the level of radiation near the box which contains the item.
- discordance 4y agoI heard a story about someone who checks in a starting pistol (used for running races) because it ensures his luggage will never be lost or messed with.
- andrewstuart 4y agoRio Tinto are never professional, they’re trying hard not to damage their rock bottom reputation further after the fact of stuffing something up, destroying something, being negligent. If they’re giving the appearance of being good at that, don’t mistake it for professionalism. It’s simply that they know the cost to them in the future of worldwide headlines in which they lost nuclear material. Rio Tinto Enviro Destructo.
- go_prodev 4y agoHaving recently learned about their pretty ambitious emissions targets I disagree with you. I think they are strongly responding to a shift in higher demand for carbon neutral materials with their big clients. I read about a sustainability labelling of Aluminium using Blockchain technology and it sounds like they're quite invested in green tech...a flip from the mining companies of yore
- ceejayoz 4y ago> pretty ambitious emissions targets > using Blockchain technology Oh dear.