May 12 (Reuters) - Labour unrest at mines and metal plantshas intensified and, while a blockade by workers of a largecopper mine in Chile has been lifted, the potential for moredisruptions looms in both copper and aluminium.
Subcontractors cleared access roads to Chile's Collahuasicopper mine to avoid clashes with police in a move that couldherald an end to a five-day protest that halted operations atone of the world's top deposits, two protest leaders said onTuesday. [ID:nN11272496]
But this did not mean the protest was over, another unionleader said and there are fears that the action may spread. In addition, the contract at Xstrata's (XTA.L) CCR copperrefinery in Montreal, Canada is set to run out at the end ofthis month.
The plant suffered a strike in 2007. In aluminium, a strike was averted on Wednesday at NorskHydro's four aluminium smelters in Norway. [ID:nLDE64B0CD] But a major contract expires at the end of May at majoraluminium producer Alcoa's (AA.N) U.S. operations.
The following table lists the major labour contracts whichare set to run out at mine and metals facilities this year:
Plant name Exp. date Plant type Owner Country
COPPER
CCR 31/05/10 Refinery Xstrata Canada
Mantos Blancos 30/11/10 Mine/SX-EW Anglo Chile
Manto Verde 30/11/10 SX-EW Anglo Chile
Collahuasi 30/11/10 Mine/SX-EW Anglo/ Chile
Xstrata
Radomiro Tomic 30/11/10 SX-EW Codelco Chile
ALUMINIUM
Hawesville* 31/03/10 Smelter Century U.S.
Various 31/05/10 Smelters/ Alcoa U.S.
Refinery
Ewarton & 31/07/10 Bauxite/ UC RUSAL Jamaica
Kirkvine Alumina
Schwallenburgh 31/07/10 Bauxite UC RUSAL Jamaica
Ravenswood 31/08/10 Smelter Century U.S.
Gramercy 30/09/10 Refinery Noranda U.S.
ZINC
El Mochito 31/10/10 Mine Breakwater Honduras
El Toqui 31/10/10 Mine Breakwater Chile
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