Noranda Minerals has declared force majeure on shipments from its Horne smelter at Rouyn, Que., after unionized workers went on strike Nov 5.
The employees had given the CNTU a mandate to strike after voting 66% in favor of rejecting an offer from management of Noranda’s Horne division..
The Horne division, employs over 1,000 people. It operates a copper smelter at an annual smelting capacity of 960,000 tons as well as several small gold mines.
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