A fatal accident occurred at a large copper mine owned by the Chilean National Copper Company on Thursday. This is also the second copper mine death reported in the past two weeks in Chile, the world's largest copper producer. The Chilean emergency department said that the accident occurred at the Radomiro Tomic copper mine, about 40 kilometers north of Calama, and one person died. The circumstances and cause of the accident are still under investigation. The Chilean National Copper Company has yet to comment. Prior to this accident, a worker at BHP Billiton Group's Escandida copper mine died last week during equipment maintenance. As a result, production of the world's largest copper mine was temporarily suspended, and only then gradually resumed operations. There was also a fatal accident at the Radomiro Tomic copper mine in early 2024. At the time, the Chilean National Copper Company carried out safety rectification, and the mine was only able to use about one-third of the transportation fleet, which hampered the state-owned copper mining company's plans to resume production. The incident occurred during a difficult phase in the Chilean mining industry, and may further tighten the global copper market, which is already affected by supply disruptions. Impacted by weather and problems with the operation of many large mines, Chile's copper production in August fell 13% year on year to 369,500 tons, the lowest level in a single month in more than 15 years.
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A fatal accident occurred at a large copper mine owned by the Chilean National Copper Company on Thursday. This is also the second copper mine death reported in the past two weeks in Chile, the world's largest copper producer. The Chilean emergency department said that the accident occurred at the Radomiro Tomic copper mine, about 40 kilometers north of Calama, and one person died. The circumstances and cause of the accident are still under investigation. The Chilean National Copper Company has yet to comment. Prior to this accident, a worker at BHP Billiton Group's Escandida copper mine died last week during equipment maintenance. As a result, production of the world's largest copper mine was temporarily suspended, and only then gradually resumed operations. There was also a fatal accident at the Radomiro Tomic copper mine in early 2024. At the time, the Chilean National Copper Company carried out safety rectification, and the mine was only able to use about one-third of the transportation fleet, which hampered the state-owned copper mining company's plans to resume production. The incident occurred during a difficult phase in the Chilean mining industry, and may further tighten the global copper market, which is already affected by supply disruptions. Impacted by weather and problems with the operation of many large mines, Chile's copper production in August fell 13% year on year to 369,500 tons, the lowest level in a single month in more than 15 years.
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