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Strike at BHP-owned mine ends as workers win $48,000 bonus

Fabian Cambero
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Santiago | The main union at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile agreed to management’s sweetened wage offer on Friday, leading the union to suspend its strike and easing concerns about global supplies of the metal.

The union, which represents about 2400 workers, began striking on Tuesday at Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, after failing to reach a deal over pay. The strike had started to push up global copper prices.

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