PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Copper miner Aditya Birla has temporarily suspended operations at its Nifty copper mine, in Western Australia, following a fatality.
The miner said on Tuesday that a worker operating a bogger in the underground section of the mine was killed in an accident overnight.
The Department of Mines and Petroleum and the police had been informed of the incident, and would conduct investigations.
Mining operations at the Nifty mine were suspended in March last year, following the discovery of a sinkhole, with the copper miner only restarting operations in July 2014.
Aditya earlier this year lowered its production guidance for the 12 months to March 31 to between 12 700 t and 13 500 t, following the failure of the semi-autogenous grinding mill gearbox output shaft, and the replacement of the motor and gearbox; a heavy rain event; and the failure of a gas turbine voltage regulator.