BHP (NYSE:BHP) and the union representing workers at its Spence copper mine in Chile have started government-mediated talks aimed at averting a strike, Reuters reported Wednesday. BHP (BHP ...

The company operates several copper mines, including Spence and Minera Escondida in Chile and Olympic Dam in South Australia. The company is poised to surpass Codelco as the world’s largest ...

Chilean authorities have approved a US$2.5 billion expansion of BHP Billiton's Spence copper mine, a local newspaper reported, though the company has not yet decided whether to go ahead with the ...