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United Cominière demands millions of dollars from Rahim Dhrolia's company MMR

Published on 03.12.2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 min

The CEO of United Cominière accuses his partner Mining Mineral Resources of favouring, to his detriment, parallel circuits for transporting minerals.

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United Cominière demands millions of dollars from Rahim Dhrolia's company MMR