BHP strike said unlikely to hurt nickel market

Feb 12, 2013 | 03:28 PM | Daniel Fitzgerald

Tags  BHP Billiton, Cerro Matoso, strike, ferronickel, nickel supply, nickel pricing, Daniel Fitzgerald

NEW YORK — Domestic nickel market participants say they don’t anticipate any notable changes in nickel availability if workers strike at BHP Billiton Plc’s Cerro Matoso mine in Colombia.
Local union official Domingo Hernandez said mine workers have threatened a work stoppage if employee Jamer Ledesma is disciplined for an alleged breach of safety procedure, according to media reports. ....





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