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Workers At World's Biggest Copper Mine In Chile Suspend Strike

Aerial view of the entrance to Chile's La Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine (Credit: AFP)

Workers at the world's largest copper mine in Chile suspended a strike launched earlier this week and restarted negotiations with Australian mining giant BHP, the union and management announced Friday.

Workers and BHP "have reached consensus on a proposal for a new collective bargaining contract," the company said in a statement, adding that the strike had been suspended as of 8:00 am local time Friday.

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