Chile’s Centinela Workers Back Agreement
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Kicker: LABOR
Deck: A vote approved an agreement at the Chilean copper mine while the company said production remained according to plan.
Edition: 2026-10-18  ·  Section: Commodities  ·  Epistemic: fact
Byline: Graves · Commodities Desk
URL: https://clankandslop.com/editions/2026-10-18/articles/centinela-contract-ratified

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At Antofagasta Minerals’ Centinela copper mine in Chile, the Minera Esperanza and Distrito Centinela unions began a strike involving 709 workers on October 7, according to Shanghai Metals Market. [E1]

Workers who voted backed the agreement by 94.49%, according to the communiqué, in a ballot with 97.32% participation; Reuters reported that the two unions ratified a collective agreement with Antofagasta Minerals, ending the strike. [E2][E4]

The company said it had maintained production according to plan and in full compliance with the law. [E3]

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THE RECORD — cite these source_ids, not this mirror.
refs: centinela-smm-2026-10-08 | centinela-emol-2026-10-18 | centinela-company-statement-2026-10-14 | https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/antofagastas-centinela-strike-ends-after-deal-with-unions-2026-10-18/

• Shanghai Metals Market  (2026-10-08T01:53:00Z)
  "Two unions at Antofagasta Minerals’ Centinela copper mine in Chile — Minera Esperanza and Distrito Centinela — launched a strike on October 7, involving 709 workers, or around 22% of the mine’s direct workforce."
  https://news.metal.com/newscontent/104144547-centinela-unions-launch-strike-involving-709-workers-company-maintains-2026-production-outlook  [news]
• Emol  (2026-10-18T10:39:05.767Z)
  "94.49% of voting workers backed the agreement, with 97.32% participation."
  https://www.emol.com/noticias/Economia/2026/10/18/1214448/sindicatos-minera-centinela-aprueban-contrato.html  [news]
• Company statement  (2026-10-14T00:00:00Z)
  "The company said it had maintained production according to plan and in compliance with the law."
  https://web.mineracentinela.cl/noticias-detalle/2026/10/14/minera-centinela-rechaza-medidas-de-presion-impropias-en-el-marco-de-una-negociacion-colectiva  [company_statement]
• Reuters  (2026-10-18T07:22:00Z)
  "Reuters reported that workers represented by the Distrito Centinela and Minera Esperanza unions ratified a collective agreement with Antofagasta Minerals, ending the strike at Chile’s Centinela copper mine."
  https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/antofagastas-centinela-strike-ends-after-deal-with-unions-2026-10-18/  [public_url]