World's biggest copper mine in Chile agrees to strike

World's biggest copper mine in Chile agrees to strike

Workers at the world's biggest copper mine, Chile's Escondida open-pit, voted on Thursday (Aug 2) in favour of strike action after rejecting as insufficient a salary hike proposed by Anglo-Australian owners BHP.
BHP confirms exit from world coal body over climate stance

BHP confirms exit from world coal body over climate stance

The world's biggest miner BHP said Thursday it was following through on a decision to leave the World Coal Association over climate change policy differences, but would remain a member of the US Chamber of Commerce.