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Hundreds of workers sacked at BHP's Escondida in Chile

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2013 | 2:35 pm Base Metals Top Companies Europe Latin America Copper 

About 600 contract employees at BHP Billiton’s (ASX, NYSE: BHP) Escondida copper mine in northern Chile have been fired as a result of their involvement in demonstrations that took place between February 28 and March 3, reports Radio University of...

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