(FILES) Aerial view of the entrance to La Escondida mine, the world's largest copper mine, where workers went on strike on August 13 after failing to reach a labour agreement with Australian group BHP, in La Escondida, Antofagasta Region, northern Chile, taken on August 14, 2024. Even though the strong global demand for copper -essential to the energy transition and to the data centers that power artificial intelligence- is helping to keep prices high, Chile, which accounts for nearly a quarter of global production, is struggling to keep up after recording last August its lowest monthly production level in 15 years. (Photo by Emiliano GUZMAN / AFP via Getty Images)