COPPER LOWER AFTER ESCONDIDA STRIKE GETS RESOLVED

Copper Prices

Gold Silver Reports — MCX Copper slipped today following resumption of operations at a key global mine. The strike at Chiles Escondida, the worlds largest copper mine, is ending after workers decided to invoke a rarely used legal provision that allows them to extend their old contract, the union said on Thursday. The strike halted operations for more than 40 days.

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COPPER HIT ONE WEEK LOW AFTER STRIKE RESOLUTION TALKS RESUME

COPPER HIT ONE WEEK LOW AFTER STRIKE RESOLUTION TALKS RESUME

Gold Silver Reports – Copper has hit a one-week low as talks to resolve a strike at the worlds biggest copper mine in Chile were set to resume and production at another huge mine in Indonesia restarted. Perus copper production rose 24.8 per cent in January from the same month a year earlier while zinc output increased 11.3 per cent.

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