BHP averts strike at world's largest copper mine with preliminary union deal
Oct 12 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP reached a preliminary deal with the supervisors' union at its Escondida mine in Chile, avoiding a strike at the world's largest copper deposit, the company announced late on Wednesday.
In late September, the union's members rejected a proposal from the company, prompting government mediation to avoid a work stoppage.
"It was agreed to extend the mediation for an additional day in order to finalise and sign a new collective bargaining agreement once it has been ratified by its members," BHP said in a statement on Wednesday night.
"The company continues to operate normally," it added.
In 2022, Escondida produced 1.05 million metric tons of copper. (Reporting by Fabián Andrés Cambero, Writing by Natalia Siniawski; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
