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SANTIAGO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A Chilean union that represents copper mine workers on Monday rejected a move to drastically cut staff at the El Abra mine owned by Freeport-McMoRan and was considering action after 700 workers had their jobs terminated at the weekend. Over the weekend the company began to send letters announcing around 700 dismissals and refusing any negotiation, said Juana Mejias, who heads the mine's local union. "The situation is complex and a true 'massacre' that they have carried out by dismissing 50 percent of the workforce," she said. El Abra produced around 166,000 tonnes of refined copper last year out of Chile's total 5.7 million, according to figures from state copper commission Cochilco. That placed it just outside the top 10 biggest mines in Chile, which produces around a third of the world's copper. Any labor action would be a fresh headache for state-run Codelco, which owns the remaining 49 percent stake in El Abra. Codelco has just resolved a three-week dispute with contractor workers across its operations, which cost some 17,000 tonnes in lost output. (Reporting by Rosalba O'Brien in Santiago, additional reporting by Nicole Mordant in Vancouver; Editing by Richard Chang)
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Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc.
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CODE : FCX |
ISIN : US35671D8570 |
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Freeport McMoran est une société de production minière d'or et de cuivre basée aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Freeport McMoran est productrice d'or, de cuivre, d'argent, de cobalt et de molybdène au Chili, au Perou, en Indonesie et en Republique Democratique Du Congo, en développement de projets de cuivre au Perou, et détient divers projets d'exploration au Chili. Ses principaux projets en production sont CANDELARIA, EL ABRA, CHINO - MILL, HENDERSON, MIAMI - ROM LEACH, MORENCI - MILL, OJOS DEL SALADO, MORENCI et MORENCI - ROM LEACH au Chili, GRASBERG, SIERRITA et BAGDAD en Indonesie, TENKE FUNGURUME et TYRONE en Republique Democratique Du Congo et CERRO VERDE au Perou, son principal projet en développement est SAFFORD au Perou et ses principaux projets en exploration sont BAGDAD - ROM LEACH et CHINO - ROM LEACH au Perou et CERRO VERDE - MILL, CERRO VERDE - CRUSHED LEACH, CERRO VERDE - ROM LEACH, EL ABRA - ROM LEACH et CLIMAX au Chili. Freeport McMoran est cotée aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique et en Allemagne. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 68,1 milliards US$ (59,6 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 06 mars 2020 à 10,00 US$, et son plus haut niveau récent le 28 mars 2024 à 47,02 US$. Freeport McMoran possède 1 448 000 000 actions en circulation. |