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Violence flares in Bolivian Glencore mine dispute
Clashes between rival miners broke out at a Bolivian tin and zinc mine owned by global commodities giant Glencore…and at least 15 people were hurt…at the Colquiri mine…[it] followed a two-week standoff at the mine where members of independent mining cooperatives were demanding new areas to work…There were unconfirmed reports that one person was killed…[Government]-led negotiations…failed to get an agreement over the future of the mine. Sinchi Wayra's miners are calling for state mining company Comibol to "nationalize" the mine…