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FINGERS are being pointed as investigations into how a tiny capsule containing radioactive caesium-137 went missing during the 1400km journey from Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara to SGS’ facility in the Perth industrial suburb of Malaga.

Karma Barndon
Team who found the lost capsule

Team who found the lost capsule

Australia's Mining Monthly understands the capsule was placed in a thin piece of equipment then packed into a wooden pallet before being loaded into the back of a truck operated by Centurion. It was...

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