Compania
Minera Antamina, in Peru, in which BHP has a 33.75 per cent interest, has
decided to temporarily suspend operations at the Antamina copper and zinc
mine as part of its response to COVID-19.
Antamina
has been operating with a reduced workforce under an exemption from the
Peruvian Government to its Covid-19 Emergency Decree and Antamina’s
current shift has been on site since the national state of emergency began
four weeks ago.
The
Government has now allowed Antamina to demobilize the majority of the
2,400 people on site over the coming days and Antamina has suspended
operations to do so. The site will go into care and maintenance, with a
skeleton staff performing essential tasks, including disinfecting the
site, to enable the operation to restart when it is deemed appropriate.
The current expectation is this could take up to two weeks, however this
may change. Strict controls
will be applied during the demobilization to safeguard the health of
workers and local communities.
Source:
BHP
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