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Chile union says it halting plant operations at Escondida copper mine

ANTOFAGASTA (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) , Chile (Stuttgart: 704599.SG - news) , Feb 8 (Reuters) - Workers have begun the process of halting plant operations at the world's top copper mine, BHP Billiton Plc (NYSE: BBL - news) 's Escondida in northern Chile, ahead of a planned strike on Thursday, a union leader told Reuters on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Writing by Anthony Esposito; Editing by W Simon)