Lundin Mining said an agreement has been reached with the union at the Caserones mine in Chile’s Atacama Region and accepted by the majority of the union members through a vote.
On August 12, one of the three unions representing approximately 30% of Caserones employees, or 5% of the total workforce at the mine, went on strike after not reaching a new collective bargaining agreement. As a result, certain activities were gradually reduced at the mine in a safe and orderly manner.
Now that a new collective bargaining agreement has been signed, the Canadian-based metals miner will focus on a safe back-to-work plan and an efficient ramp-up of operations since its been running at approximately 50% capacity during the labor action.
Caserones is an open-pit, copper-molybdenum mine located in the Vicuña District, an emerging world-class copper belt.
Source: Lundin Mining