Home BHP to reply to union counter-proposal at Escondida mine on June 11 BHP Billiton will respond to a counter-proposal by the workers’ union at its Escondida copper mine in Chile on Monday June 11, the Escondida No 1 union said on its website, which could advance progress in the ongoing dispute between the two parties amid rallying copper prices. The Anglo-Australian mining company owns 57.5% of Escondida, the world’s largest open-pit copper mine. The announcement comes after copper prices rallied to fresh highs. “Copper prices hit a 4½ year intraday high of $7,348 [per tonne on Thursday on the London Metal Exchange], lifted primarily by concerns over the... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok To view this content, please take a free trial or subscribe to our service. Already registered? Log in Subscribe to the latest news: Personalized live and breaking news alerts Access live news and market information Access our market news archive back to 1997 Buy now Take a FREE 7 day trial: Access the past month's market insights Coverage from our experts embedded in the markets Try our global metal company database Take a trial Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Michael Roh June 08, 2018 23:24 GMT Keywords BHP Billiton Escondida mine copper labor uniion Comex LME copper prices Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
