Escondida wage talks opened at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile, while storms forced Lundin Mining to cut its Caserones output forecast.
Chile · Mining
Key Facts
—The union Sindicato N°2 de Supervisores at Escondida, with 1,020 members, filed its contract proposal in mid-August 2026.
—The deadline the current collective contract runs out on September 30, 2026, so a new one is due by then.
—The last deal August 2023 brought a 36-month contract, a closing bonus of CLP 17.8 million (about US$19,200) and CLP 3 million (about US$3,200) in cheap loans.
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