more miners to end strike, Chile's Collahuasi

Management at Collahuasi, which is owned by Xstrata (XTA.L: Quote) and Anglo American (AAL.L: Quote), offered the strikers a bonus of $29,000 to quit the strike by Friday. Those who hold out past the deadline will have their bonuses cut to $25,000.
The 21-day-old pay strike will effectively end if more than half Collahuasi's workforce accept the bonus.
The union's online newspaper reported late on Wednesday that a local labor court ruling may block the offer and force management to resume stalled talks.

SANTIAGO, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Management at Chile's Collahuasi sought to lure more striking miners to return to their jobs on Thursday as the walkout at the world's No. 3 copper mine dragged into a third week.
A steady trickle of workers have opted to go back to work, but time is running out for more to accept a sweetened offer that managers hope will lure most unionized workers off the picket line and end the protest.

* Strike at world's No. 3 copper mine enters third week
* Deadline for workers to return ends on Friday
* Managers, union differ on how many workers quit strike