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Turkey halts gold project after protests, violence increase

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 24, 2016 | 9:55 am Energy Precious Metals Europe Gold 

Turkey ordered Cengiz Holding Wednesday to a halt to construction of a gold and copper project in the Artvin region, near the Black Sea, after thousands have kept demonstrating against the proposed mine. Last week, hundreds put up barricades, set...

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