OZ Minerals suspends Australia copper mine after fatality
2021-09-10 11:05:17 [Print]
Australian copper producer OZ Minerals has temporarily suspended operations at its flagship Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia, after a contractor was killed recently.
The 43-year old underground worker was "crushed by machinery and died at the scene", state police said.
Oz Minerals was Australia's fourth-largest copper producer last year, after Glencore, BHP and Newcrest Mining. It produced 97,620t of copper in 2020, with Prominent Hill producing 61,375t, or 62.9pc of the company's total.
The 43-year old underground worker was "crushed by machinery and died at the scene", state police said.
Oz Minerals was Australia's fourth-largest copper producer last year, after Glencore, BHP and Newcrest Mining. It produced 97,620t of copper in 2020, with Prominent Hill producing 61,375t, or 62.9pc of the company's total.
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