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Labor Dispute At Bolivian Tin Mine Costs Millions
Sep. 13, 2012 02:02PM PST
Industrial Metals InvestingReuters reported a two-week labor dispute between rival workers at Bolivia’s second-biggest tin mine has cost the recently nationalized operation almost $4 million in production losses.
Reuters reported a two-week labor dispute between rival workers at Bolivia’s second-biggest tin mine has cost the recently nationalized operation almost $4 million in production losses.
As quoted in the market news:
Bolivia’s leftist government, headed by President Evo Morales, took over operations at the Colquiri mine in June after weeks of violent protests. The takeover drew an angry response from its former owner, global commodities trader Glencore .