{
  "id": 9403170,
  "title": "World’s largest copper mine halts operations after worker death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/worlds-largest-copper-mine-halts-operations-after-worker-death",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:42:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/worlds-largest-copper-mine-halts-operations-after-worker-death-4913788"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday, BHP's Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine located in Chile's Atacama Desert, halted operations following a fatal accident, the firm announced. The worker involved in the incident was killed while performing maintenance work, according to BHP. The union representing the site had previously informed Reuters that the accident occurred due to the use of a front-end loader, a common piece of equipment in the industry.\n\nBHP stated that all operational activities at the mine have been suspended, but did not provide a timeline for when they may resume. In Chile, mines are typically permitted to resume activities after a fatal incident only after inspections confirm that the conditions are safe for a restart.\n\nThe mine, operated by BHP, holds a 30% stake held by Rio Tinto and 12.5% by Japan-based JECO Corp. BHP had estimated that the site would produce up to 1.28 million metric tons of copper this year.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}