Rio Tinto Q2 Copper Output Falls 7% on Utah Smelter Outage
Rio Tinto reported a 7% sequential decline in second-quarter copper production due to an unplanned outage at its Kennecott smelter in Utah, with repairs expected to take about six months.
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Rio Tinto's second-quarter copper output fell 7% from the previous quarter, driven by an unplanned smelter outage at the company's Kennecott operation in Utah.
The disruption is expected to last approximately six months, affecting near-term production from one of the world's largest copper mines.
Source: First Squawk