OZ Minerals said on Tuesday that its Prominent Hill copper and gold mine in South Australia was gradually recovering after it stopped operations over the weekend due to the death of an underground worker.
The miner expects the mine to produce as much as 70000 tons of copper and 135000 ounces of gold in fiscal year 2021.
, Prominent Hill's work has been suspended after a 43-year-old mining worker was mechanically crushed to death on Sunday, according to police.
The national security and energy and mining sectors approved the resumption of operations on Monday morning, OZ Minerals said.
The company said that ground operations began to resume on Monday afternoon (September 6, 2021) and that underground operations were gradually resuming after discussions with staff.
OZ Minerals added that the company and mining contractor Byrnecut continued to cooperate with the authorities in the investigation.
