Antamina Says Strike Not Hurting Production

Following the start of a strike by unionized workers at Peru’s Antamina copper and zinc mine on Monday, the miner has said that the partial work stoppage has not affected its output, according to Reuters. However, a spokesman for the union said that production has been severely dented.

According to the publication:

The mine, in the Peruvian highlands region Ancash, produces about 30 percent of Peru’s copper and 20 percent of its zinc.

“Our production has not been affected,” said Martin Calderon, an Antamina spokesman.

The union SUTRACOMASA, which represents more than half of Antamina’s labor force, said production has dropped drastically.

“What we’ve heard from workers in operations is that at most the mine is producing 10 percent,” said Hernan Robles, a SUTRACOMASA spokesman.

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