HomeNewsLatest news Miners wary over Covid-19 outbreaks in Escondida and Peruvian mines Mining unions have recently expressed concerns over the rise of Covid-19 cases in Chile and Peru, leading to uncertainty over operations at some of the biggest base metal mines in the world. Last Friday January 21, the Number 1 workers union at Escondida mine reported 312 cases of Covid-19, according to a union statement. Escondida is the largest copper mine in the world,... 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 Julian Luk Ana de Liz January 24, 2022 12:21 GMT London Keywords Covid-19 Escondida BHP Chile Anglo American Quellaveco project copper Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}