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Spotlight DRC Issue dated 11/11/2014

Gertler seeks to sell Moku Goldmines to Randgold

Mark Bristow, the boss of Randgold Resources, could shortly reign over Moto’s gold belt. According to sources in Kinshasa, Dan Gertler, the diamond tycoon and mining entrepreneur, a long-standing veteran of Congo’s industry, is worried over the drop in the [...] (407 words)

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