Copper strike will cost Chile up to a $35 million loss

By Cecilia Jamasmie

Unions representing more than 25,000 workers at state-owned Codelco, and other firms including BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) and Anglo American (LON:AAL) have started a nationwide 24-hour strike that will cost Codelco up to $35 million in losses, said CEO Thomas Keller in a letter to the local authorities.

The executive …read more