Talks Between BHP, Miners Collapse at Escondida, Miner Tables Final Offer
March 23 2017 - 1:10PM
Dow Jones News
By David Hodari
Talks broke down between mining giant BHP Billiton and striking
workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine Thursday.
In an official statement, BHP Billiton said it had put a final
offer to the union on the table. The miner said the offer would be
withdrawn after March 28.
"The company hopes that, within the next few days, Union Number
1 will formally accept or reject the offer," BHP said in an
official statement. "In either case, the company will, as indicated
previously, continue to focus on resuming operations," the miner
added.
Thursday marked the 43rd day of strikes at the world's biggest
copper mine, making the Escondida action the longest-running
Chilean workers dispute in more than 40 years.
Write to David Hodari at david.hodari@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 23, 2017 12:55 ET (16:55 GMT)
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