Hundreds of miners began a strike on Friday at Capstone Copper's Mantoverde copper and gold mine in northern Chile after talks between the main union and the company on new labour contracts broke down. In a statement Friday, the Union No. 2 of Mantoverde said it had enough resources to sustain the strike for at least two months, which it claims could generate losses of up to $160 million. The union said its 645 members began the strike at 8 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) after failing to reach an agreement late on Thursday. The union said negotiations fell apart after the company didn't agree to the union's final ... (full story)