Rio Tinto names Shell’s Katie Jackson as new copper chief
Jackson, who is the current president of National Grid Ventures, an energy group, joins Rio Tinto on September 1.
Poor geological conditions in Sichuan region, which frequently suffers landslides and flooding due to the precipitous slopes and poor ground stability, are now facing worse conditions due to mining.
NTD Television reports that open pit mining in the area is heavily polluting the water and destabilizing the hillsides.
The 2008 Sichuan earthquake was the 20th deadliest earthquake of all time.
About 69,000 people died.
