BHP is progressively resuming operations at Chile’s Escondida mine while assessing conditions after a worker was killed during maintenance work. The mine, the world’s largest copper operation, was suspended on Wednesday, and other operational areas were also paused, with some activities continuing at reduced rates. BHP said the restart would consider workforce wellbeing, operational readiness, risk controls and applicable authority requirements. In Chile, mines typically require safety inspectors to verify that conditions are safe before resuming after a fatal accident. Escondida is in the northern Atacama Desert; BHP operates it, while Rio Tinto owns 30% and Japan-based JECO Corp owns 12.5%.