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Thousands of workers begin strike at world’s biggest copper mine

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 22, 2014 | 11:15 am Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_800444" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Escondida pit at night. (Source: BHP Billiton)[/caption] Close to 2,800 miners at Chile's Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, began a 24-hour “warning” strike on Monday morning as they seek to negotiate better working conditions, Publimetro...

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