UNDERGROUND

Worker dies at Lundin's Neves-Corvo

A contractor has died at Lundin Mining’s Neves-Corvo copper and zinc mine in Portugal which is being investigated by the relevant authorities with Lundin voluntarily suspending the operation.

Nathan Richardson
Archive image of operations at Neves-Corvo

Archive image of operations at Neves-Corvo

The fatality occurred late local time on Friday, September 30, in what the company described as an "isolated incident underground" while the team member was operating a piece of mobile equipment. It...

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