(Adds no comments from companies, detail on encampment in Antofagasta)
SANTIAGO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The striking union at BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile is meeting with management to see if they can "bring positions closer," said a source with knowledge of the matter on Wednesday.
The union began a strike on Tuesday at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, after contract negotiations fell apart. The meeting did not constitute a formal restart of talks, the source said.
BHP did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and the union declined to comment.
A group of workers began building an encampment at Puerto Coloso in the northern city of Antofagasta on Wednesday, the port that BHP uses for shipments from the mine, according to a Reuters witness.
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