El Teniente mine lost 20,000-30,000t of copper due to accident, Codelco says
Rajo Sur, the only open-pit section at El Teniente. Image from Codelco.
A multi-day shutdown at Codelco’s El Teniente mine due to an accident in late July led to a loss of 20,000 to 30,000 metric tons of copper, equivalent to approximately $300 million, Codelco chairman Maximo Pacheco said in a statement on Wednesday.
A collapse at El Teniente on July 31 caused the deaths of six workers and is still being investigated.
(By Daina Beth Solomon; Editing by Alexander Villegas)
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