Drummond's Colombian coal operations have restarted after protesters briefly shut down production following the death of a worker in an accident.

Mr Stevenson Avila a senior member of Colombia's mining and energy workers union known as Sintraminergetica told Reuters that “The protest was lifted last night and shifts began.”

Drummond, Colombia's second largest producer of the material, expects production to shoot up nearly 14% to 25 million tonnes in 2011 versus last year.

Drummond is a 80-20 joint venture with Japan's Itochu Corp..

(Sourced from Reuters)