Proactive Planning and Communication Add Confidence During a Landslide

Rio Tinto Kennecott brought in HDR to proactively develop a crisis communications strategy and emergency response plan. When one of the largest recorded non-volcanic landslides in U.S. history struck its Bingham Canyon Mine, the plan made a difference. Through advanced planning and monitoring, not one person was injured.

We mobilised our public involvement team onsite to guide stakeholder, media, social media and internal response. Our strategy and messaging established Rio Tinto Kennecott as the go-to source for information, protecting its reputation, keeping the public's confidence high and enabling leaders to focus on recovery.