By Rhiannon Hoyle

Rio Tinto said Wednesday that a plane on its way to the company's Diavik diamond mine and carrying an unspecified number of its workers crashed near Fort Smith in Canada's Northwest Territories, causing fatalities.

"We are working closely with authorities and will help in any way we can with their efforts to find out exactly what has happened," said Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm.

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

January 23, 2024 22:05 ET (03:05 GMT)

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