Rio worker killed in the Pilbara

A Rio Tinto spokesman confirmed that an employee passed away on June 20, following an incident at the Channar mine near Paraburdoo

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Rio Tinto's operations near Paraburdoo

Police were called to the site at around 12:30am.

A 32-year-old man from the Perth suburb of Landsdale received fatal injuries while working on a drill.