Peru’s Antamina copper mine halts operations after worker death
Peru's Antamina, one of the country's biggest copper mines, said on Tuesday it had suspended operations as a precaution after a worker died in an accident at its Yanacancha site.
Antamina – whose shareholders are BHP, Glencore, Teck and Mitsubishi Corp – said it had launched an investigation and was coordinating with authorities after the death of an operations worker.
A source close to the company told Reuters there was no timetable yet for restarting operations while the investigation was underway.
The stoppage is another setback at a mine that is central to Peru’s copper industry.
Peru is the world’s third-largest copper producer.
Output at the mine fell 9% last year after another fatal accident at the site.
Antamina’s copper output had been recovering this year before the latest halt.