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The mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised after losing a radioactive capsule in Western Australia. The tiny object disappeared along a 1,400-kilometre route between a mining site and Perth. It could put any person within a 5-metre radius at risk. Local authorities have launched investigations to understand how the capsule…

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On January 12 a truck pulled out of Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia and drove 1,400km south to Perth, arriving on January 16.

A high-stakes hunt for a capsule of radioactive material won't be easy or quick, experts say.

Rio Tinto has announced an investigation into how a tiny, toxically radioactive capsule went missing on the journey from a WA desert mine site to Perth.

Authorities have conceded the capsule of highly radioactive material may never be found after disappearing on a 1400km journey

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Tiny Caesium-137 capsule reported missing more than two weeks after being transported from mining site

Parts of Western Australia were under a radiation alert on Saturday after authorities said a radioactive capsule used in mining was lost en-route to the state's capital, Perth.

A Perth mother of four who vanished without a trace 37 years ago was likely the victim of homicide, according to the Coroner, who believes her husband was "directly or indirectly" involved.