Reuters reported that Breakwater Resources Limited received approval from Chilean regulatory officials to reopen the Estatuas mine following completion of the investigation of the fatal accident that occurred on May 1st 2010.

The Toronto based mining company had shut its Estatuas zinc mine at the Toqui property in Chile pending a probe over the death of an employee after the accident at the mine.

Breakwater said that the remaining mines and mill at Toqui operated normally throughout the period that Estatuas was not in operation. The company said that it was maintaining its production guidance for Toqui for 2010. Toqui is expected to produce 23,000 tonnes of zinc for the year.

(Sourced from Reuters)