Caserones Copper Outage Hits Chile Mine, Lundin Keeps Target

Caserones Copper Outage Hits Chile Mine, Lundin Keeps Target

Chile · Mining Key Facts —Cause. A severe winter storm in the Atacama Region damaged two transmission towers, cutting grid power to the Caserones mine on 18 July 2026. —Duration. Lundin Mining expects a total power restoration and gradual restart within two to three weeks from its 27 July update. —Production. Analysts estimate the outage […] The post Caserones Copper Outage Hits Chile Mine, Lundin Keeps Target appeared first on The Rio Times.

Storms in Chile Cause Mining Disruptions

Over the past few weeks, an extreme storm system associated with the El Niño phenomenon has wreaked havoc on Chile, leaving at least a dozen people dead, thousands without electricity and millions of dollars in damages. Among those damages, several mining sites from the Atacama Region to the Choapa Province and beyond have issued statements about evacuations, shutdowns and machine damage. On July 21, Lundin Mining said that it was monitoring the…

Lundin's Caserones Mine Faces Weeks-Long Storm Outage

Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN,OTCPL:LUNMF) expects a two to three week outage at its Caserones copper mine in Northern Chile after a severe winter storm damaged two powerline towers onsite.The Vancouver-based miner provided an update on Monday (July 27), saying repair crews have mobilized to fix the damaged transmission infrastructure serving the site in the high-altitude Atacama region.Lundin is planning a gradual restart of operations once crews fini…