(Bloomberg) -- Codelco, the world's biggest copper
producer, halted work at its Andina division in central Chile
after protests by striking contract workers, helping the price
of the metal to extend a 26 percent rally this year.
The state-owned company stopped production in Andina after
a worker was hospitalized July 9 by protesters throwing rocks,
Santiago-based Codelco said on its Web site yesterday. The
division accounted for 236,000 tons of copper last year, 14
percent of Codelco's output from its fully-owned mines.
Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News
producer, halted work at its Andina division in central Chile
after protests by striking contract workers, helping the price
of the metal to extend a 26 percent rally this year.
The state-owned company stopped production in Andina after
a worker was hospitalized July 9 by protesters throwing rocks,
Santiago-based Codelco said on its Web site yesterday. The
division accounted for 236,000 tons of copper last year, 14
percent of Codelco's output from its fully-owned mines.
Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News
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