Workers strike at Peru's biggest copper, zinc pit

Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:00pm BST
 
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LIMA, June 30 (Reuters) - Peruvian workers went on strike Monday at the sprawling Antamina zinc and copper mine owned by BHP Billiton (BHP.AX)(BLT.L) and Xstrata (XTA.L), a union official said.

"All operations are stopped at Antamina," union leader Francisco Marino told Reuters.

The mine is one of the world's largest copper-zinc pits. (Reporting by Dana Ford; Writing by Terry Wade; Editing by John Picinich)

 

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