Copper Mines Halted by Heavy Rains in Chile
- Storms have blasted northern Chile and southern Peru for days
- Rain expected to continue through the weekend, agencies say
The Codelco Chuquicamata open pit copper mine stands near Calama, Chile, on Aug. 2, 2018.
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Heavy rains and floods that have affected the world’s top copper-producing nation for the past week are forcing companies to halt some operations.
Chilean state-owned copper miner Codelco stopped work at its Chuquicamata and Ministro Hales mines on Thursday night, while Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s El Abra mine has been halted since Monday, the companies said in emailed statements. The three mines are near the city of Calama in the country’s north.