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Congo-Kinshasa: In Secret Action, Trump Administration Granted License to Sanctioned Mining Billionaire Dan Gertler
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UPDATE: 1 UK shareholder raises concerns over Rio/BHP Arizona mine
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Former security chief at Hudbay mine pleads guilty in Guatemala
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Kenya: Sale of UK firm’s Narok gold mine now pushed to February
UK’s gold mining firm Goldplat has put off the sale of its gold mine in Narok County to the end…
OceanaGold Still Unwanted in the Philippines
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Canada: Ottawa rejects bid by China’s Shandong Gold for TMAC Resources
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Tanzania: Humble artisanal mining minted billionaires in 2020
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Algeria: Large Mine Exploitation to Result in Gradual Raw Material Import Cut
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