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Gemfields’ operation in Ethiopia under siege by armed groups

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 19, 2018 | 10:04 am Africa 

Precious gemstones miner Gemfields denounced this week that there has been a significant influx of firearm-bearing illegal miners and handlers at its majority-controlled emerald bulk-sampling operations in southern Ethiopia. The 200-square-kilometre emerald exploration licence is owned by Web Gemstone Mining...

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