Unions at Chuquicamata mine approve new coronavirus measures
Mining News Pro - Chile’s state-run Codelco said on Friday unions at its Chuquicamata mine division had voted to implement a seven-day on, seven-day off shift schedule at the sprawling copper deposit in a bid to reduce worker exposure to the exploding coronavirus outbreak in the country’s mine-rich desert north.
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Machines to replace a third of workforce at Chuquicamata mine
Mining News Pro - Machines are taking over a giant Chilean copper mine, replacing about a third of the workforce as owner Codelco struggles to keep its title as the world’s largest producer of the metal.
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Workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata mine to vote on strike action
Mining News Pro - Unionized workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata operation rejected on Saturday the miner’s final contract negotiation offer and announced that on Tuesday and Wednesday they will be voting on a proposal to go on strike.
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Workers at Codelco`s Chuquicamata mine threaten strike
Mining News-SANTIAGO – Workers at Codelco`s Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile, the State miner`s second largest by output, are threatening to walk off the job soon to protest plans to transform the century-old openpit into an underground mine, a union leader said on Monday.
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