Talks between Teck Resources Ltd. and the United Steelworkers union at a British Columbia copper mine have ended as the two sides consider a mediator91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s proposals to resolve a labour dispute.

A statement from mediators Corinn Bell and Vince Ready says they have issued recommendations for a settlement between Teck and the union91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Local 7619 at the Highland Valley Copper mine in B.C.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s southern Interior.

Details of the contract will not be released until Teck91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s executive committee and the roughly 1,000 union members vote on the proposals.

An official with the union says a date and location for the vote are still being arranged and members have been told to continue to report for work as usual.

A statement from Teck Resources says the union91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s ratification vote must be concluded no later than Jan. 24.

Steelworkers members at Canada91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s largest open pit copper and molybdenum mine have been without a contract since Sept. 30, 2021.

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