The mine was temporarily transitioned to a care and maintenance status on March 16 after the Peruvian government declared a 15-day emergency to battle the coronavirus.

On a global scale, work is grinding to a halt and mines are being placed on temporary care and maintenance.

The miner said it has experienced no operating or production disruptions nor any supply chain interruptions or impact due to covid-19.

The British Columbia property is believed to host over 188m oz gold, 1.2 bn oz silver, 55bn lbs. copper in resources all categories included.

The 15-day suspension applied to remaining work being carried out to make Chuquicamata an underground mine, and projects at an early stage at Rajo Inca and Traspaso Andina.