Unionized workers at the BHP Billiton-controlled Escondida copper mine in northern Chile’s region II have rejected the offer from management as part of the ongoing early collective contract negotiations.
See http://www.bnamericas.com/news/mining/union-votes-against-escondida-collective-contract-offer.…
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BHP Billiton plc holds its AGM in London this Thursday, 25 October. The Board will be telling shareholders and the press what a wonderful company it is. London Mining Network and friends will be there to challenge them.
Goldcorp has been having problems in Chile. Concerned that their own Collahuasi copper project will suffer the same fate as Goldcorp’s, London-listed Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc have already delayed the submission of environmental …
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The heated legal battle between diversified miner Anglo American and its Chilean adversary Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has finally come to an end, as the parties announced that they’ve reached an agreement. The …
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“Temporary and subcontracted workers in the copper industry are the slave labour of the 21st century. Lacking rights and social protection, they are vulnerable and defenceless,” complained Cristián Cuevas, the leader of a union for …
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Residents close to a proposed new coal-fired power plant in Chile’s Atacama desert region claim its emissions will harm air quality. They also say the temperature of water, released back into the ocean, will impact …
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Indigenous community leader celebrates ruling, promises continued opposition
The Chilean Supreme Court has ratified a lower court ruling that rendered Goldcorp’s environmental assessment for the El Morro mine null, due to irregularities including the company’s …
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Collahuasi copper mine, jointly owned by Anglo American and Xstrata, has halted all operations pending accident investigation after a fatality at the mine’s sulphide plant.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=145783&sn=Detail&pid=92730.