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Peru's Antamina copper mine halts operations after worker death

By Reuters News

LIMA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - 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 BHP.AX, Glencore GLEN.L, Teck TECKb.TO and Mitsubishi Corp 8058.T - 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

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