Reuters AlertNet Full site
Homepage | Newsdesk | NGO Latest | Crisis briefings | Country profiles | MediaWatch | Jobs | Alerting | Login

NEWSDESK

Strike violence halts giant Chile copper mine again
04 May 2008 13:52:46 GMT
 Source: Reuters
SANTIAGO, May 4 (Reuters) - Chile's Codelco said on Sunday it had again suspended work at the world's largest underground copper mine, citing renewed violence by striking subcontract workers who began their labor protest 19 days ago.

Codelco suspended the morning shift at the mine after striking workers pelted buses carrying full time miners with rocks overnight. It had only reopened the mine on Saturday, amid signs the strike would soon lift.

"There were incidents last night," a Codelco official said on condition of anonymity. "We will decide how to progress from here during the day."

Codelco, which produces around 1.7 million tonnes of copper a year, said on Tuesday it had lost about 19,000 tonnes of production due to the strike, or around $100 million in losses. (Reporting by Manuel Farias; Writing by Simon Gardner)


AlertNet news is provided by
Email this article       Send comments

NGO latest

•  Climate Measures Can Reduce Displacement
NRC - Norway

•  Direct Relief International Recognizes World TB Day 2008
DRI - USA

MORE >>

Latest news

•  Strike violence halts giant Chile copper mine again

•  Thousands evacuated as Chile volcano spews ash

•  Chile copper mines reopen after strike proposal

•  Thousands evacuated as Chile volcano spews ash

•  Chile copper mines reopening after strike proposal

MORE >>

AlertNet news is provided by

Related articles

Breaking stories
Strike violence halts giant Chile copper mine again (1 minute ago)

Thousands evacuated as Chile volcano spews ash (1 minute ago)

AlertNet insight
MEDIAWATCH: Women's Day, a time to grieve, a time to be inspired (1 minute ago)

Aid agency news feed
Climate Measures Can Reduce Displacement (1 minute ago)

Blogs
Bali climate change talks: 'The long, arduous road' to nowhere? (1 minute ago)

Maps
MAP: Llaima volcano, Chile (1 minute ago)


Country information

Facts & figures
Chile

Del.icio.us Del.icio.us  |   Digg Digg  |   NewsVine NewsVine  |   Reddit Reddit   
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-30T214735Z_01_ELF02_RTRIDSP_2_CHILE_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/ELF02.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-30T021037Z_01_ELF002_RTRIDSP_2_CHILE-PROTEST_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/ELF002.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-29T235256Z_01_ELF003_RTRIDSP_2_CHILE-PROTEST_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/ELF003.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-29T234907Z_01_ELF001_RTRIDSP_2_CHILE-PROTEST_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/ELF001.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-29T021537Z_01_ELF-02_RTRIDSP_2_CHILE-PROTEST_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/ELF-02.htm

A chilean high school student takes part in a demonstration on an effigy of Chile's president Michelle Bachelet outside the Congress building in Valparaiso city, about 120 km (75 miles) northwest ...


More pictures | Galleries
Disclaimers |  Copyright |  Privacy |  Contact Us |  Feedback |  About Us |  RSS XML

Last updated:Sun May 4 13:50:50 2008