Codelco suspends copper refinery operations following the death of a worker

The company said it had opened an investigation into the death. Sernageomin, Chile's mining safety regulator, will also launch an independent investigation, it said.

After the worker's death, “all operational activities of the department were suspended,” Codelco said in a statement.

The Ventanas division is responsible for operating a copper refinery within the mining company.

(Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Editing by Leslie Adler and Kylie Madry)