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... 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 You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started 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}}