Centinela copper mine strike set for October 13 as Chile labor tensions spread
A strike at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile is set to begin on October 13 if no agreement is reached, adding a second front to the country's copper labor unrest after supervisors at BHP's Escondida mine rejected a contract offer. Copper prices rose on the news, with LME copper up 0.8% at $14,365 per tonne and COMEX copper up 1% to $6.62 per pound.
A strike at Antofagasta's Centinela copper mine in Chile is set to begin on October 13 if no agreement is reached, adding a second front to the country's copper labor unrest after supervisors at BHP's Escondida mine rejected a contract offer. Copper prices rose on the news, with LME copper up 0.8% at $14,365 per tonne and COMEX copper up 1% to $6.62 per pound.
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