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Workers at a Codelco mine in Chile have agreed to end a strike while union members at a BHP group mine have agreed to a new wage proposal, easing labour tensions in the copper-producing nation.

Codelco reached an agreement to end a strike lasting more than three weeks by Suplant union members at its Andina mine, allowing Chile’s central operation to resume operations.

At BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine, workers voted Saturday to accept an offer worked out by the two negotiating teams in mediated talks this week, averting a strike. Union members at Salvador, Codelco’s smaller mine, are expected to vote today on a new offer presented during mediation.

The breakthrough follows end-of-strike agreements earlier this month with the two main unions at Andina and at a mine owned by JX Nippon Mining & Metals. Chile is coming to the end of an intense period of contract renewals, with the industry so far managing to avoid stoppages at top-tier mines such as Escondida and El Teniente.

Workers have used high copper prices and profits as leverage in talks, while companies have sought to contain labour costs in a cyclical sector that has seen input prices start to rise.