Antofagasta Suspends Operations at 3 Chilean Mines Due to Heavy Rain
March 27 2015 - 3:54AM
Dow Jones News
By Alex MacDonald
LONDON--Antofagasta PLC (ANTO.LN) said Friday it has suspended
operations at three copper mines in the Atacama desert in northern
Chile due to torrential rains.
The U.K.-listed miner said it suspended operations at the
Centinela and Michilla mines and also its Antucoya mine, a project
that is due to start commercial copper production in the second
quarter of this year.
"The impact of the rain on the operations is currently being
assessed and normal operations are expected to resume as soon as
the situation improves," said Antofagasta.
Operations were suspended primarily for the safety of employees
but the company noted that some processing of stockpiled material
has been possible.
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