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Partial restart at El Teniente as investigators probe accident

Work resumes in eight underground sectors

Munira Rajkotwalla
The company said the return to work is taking place under a “special plan”.

The company said the return to work is taking place under a “special plan”. | Credits: Everton Lourenco via Shutterstock

Codelco has resumed limited underground operations at its El Teniente copper mine, 10 days after a workplace accident killed six workers. The partial restart was approved late Saturday by Chile's Labour...

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