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Confusion around halt at AMR bauxite mine

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Published on 22.05.2024 at 04:40 GMT 3 min read Lire en français

Alliance Minière Responsable can no longer deliver to its Chinese and Korean customers after gendarmes blocked its mine in Guinea.

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