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Strike ends at Chilean copper mine.

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AFX) -

Workers at Chile's La Escondida mine -- responsible for about 8 percent of world copper output -- on Thursday voted to end their 25-day strike, a labor union official reported.

Francisco Aedo said 1,607 workers voted to accept a new 40-month contract offered by the company, Minera La Escondida. Another 121 voted to continue to strike and one worker voided his vote.

The strike at the ...

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