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Copper prices soared to record highs earlier this year, giving workers unions additional leverage in negotiations.

Several mines in world top copper producer Chile are in the throes of tense labor negotiations, including BHP's Escondida and Codelco's Andina at a time when supply is already tight.

A months-long wage negotiation at the world’s biggest copper mine is heading into a tense finale over the coming days.

Tourism is one potential avenue that can turn a declining mining town's fortunes around.

Key moves in the mining industry.

The five-year agreement includes "significant monetary improvements for existing members."

The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in 2011.

While women make up a large percentage of the ASM workforce —they are largely invisible within the data.

Key moves in the mining sector.