Home Mines evacuated after massive earthquake in Chile; no damages to premises reported Chile’s copper producer Codelco had to evacuate workers at some of its operations after a strong earthquake hit the country on Wednesday September 16. The quake of 8.4 magnitude that struck Chile’s northern region prompted authorities to issue a tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and French Polynesia. President Michelle Bachelet said late on the evening that three people died due to the tremor. Codelco’s Ventanas smelter had its operation halted and all its personnel... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Danielle Assalve September 17, 2015 04:37 GMT Sao Paulo Keywords Chile Codelco Antofagasta Minerals BHP Billiton Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
