KGHM resumes production in Sierra Gorda after a fatal accident

WSE-listed copper and silver giant KGHM resumed production at the Sierra Gorda mine 20 hours after the fatal accident. "In Sierra Gorda, a fatal accident occurred yesterday. It did not result from a mine disaster. The accident happened during the maintenance work of the machines," vice president Stefan Świątkowski said during a press conference. He specified that according to Chile regulations, the mine must be shut down for 24 hours. "We were allowed to resume work after 20 hours and production now works normally,"  Świątkowski added. KGHM holds 55 percent of shares in the Chilean mine, while the remaining 45 percent belongs to the Japanese Sumitomo.