Bonus payment agreement ends strike at Freeport’s mine
Close to 1,000 workers, mostly truck operators, stopped working by the end of September.
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Minister Kayode Fayemi is negotiating a $500 million investment fund with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority.
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Randgold Resources’ offices in Mali closed by gov’t
Mines in Mali not affected.
