Asbestos Found At Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Mine In Australia
Ture of asbestos products. Adverse health effects from expo-sure to asbestos remains a serious concern to miners, mining community and residents of buildings that contain asbestos as well as in communities where the soil is contaminated with as-bestos. Miners and mining communities are at the greatest risk.Jun 27, 2012 The West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum is investigating evidence of asbestos contamination at Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine. The asbestos was reportedly found in landfill.Asbestos. Asbestos is a commercial term that includes six regulated asbestiform silicate (silicon + oxygen) minerals. Because this group of silicate minerals can be readily separated into thin, strong fibers that are flexible, heat resistant, and chemically inert, asbestos minerals were once used in a wide variety of products.