Codelco Declares Force Majeure at Radomiro Tomic Mine

Mineweb reported that copper heavyweight Codelco has declared force majeure at a Chilean mine that is in the throws of labour unrest.

As quoted in the market report:

The Radomiro Tomic open pit mine was shut down on Saturday by workers demanding that the company fire managers they blame for the recent accidental death of a miner. Nelson Barria died in a March 23 landslide at the mine.

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