BHP gains as Escondida strike vote raises copper supply risk
BHP shares closed at USD 86.07 in New York on October 2, 2026, up 1.68%, after the 1,020-member supervisors' union at the Escondida copper mine rejected BHP's final contract offer on September 30 with 95 percent voting for strike action. Chilean authorities must now oversee a five-day mediation, extendable by another five days, before any legal work stoppage can begin.
BHP shares closed at USD 86.07 in New York on October 2, 2026, up 1.68%, after the 1,020-member supervisors' union at the Escondida copper mine rejected BHP's final contract offer on September 30 with 95 percent voting for strike action. Chilean authorities must now oversee a five-day mediation, extendable by another five days, before any legal work stoppage can begin.
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