Anglo American halting Chile Los Bronces mine ops due to protest

SANTIAGO, March 24 (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American

AAL.L said on Monday it was halting operations at its Los Bronces copper mine in central Chile because of a violent protest by contract workers.

Los Bronces, perched high in the Andes near Santiago, produced 416,300 tonnes of copper last year.

(Reporting by Alexandra Ulmer; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)

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Keywords: CHILE COPPER/ANGLO AMERI