Reuters was first to report that workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, would go on strike after failing to reach an agreement with the company. The stoppage has potential to have a lasting impact, reminiscent of the last major Escondida walkout in 2017, which hit BHP’s copper production and pushed up global prices of the metal, used to make wiring and nearly every single electronic device.
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Workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine will strike after failing to reach agreement
14 August 2024, 12:00 am
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FILE PHOTO: Workers at BHP Billiton's Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, are seen in front of the open pit, in Antofagasta, northern Chile March 31, 2008. Picture taken March 31, 2008. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo