Fire at Randgold mine in Ivory Coast impacts production
Gold miner Randgold Resources (NASDAQ:GOLD, LON:RRS)) cut its production guidance for its Tongon mine in Ivory Coast after a fire in the mill section of a plant.
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HD Mining refuses to show B.C. unions the files on work permits for Chinese miners
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