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A gold mine takeover highlights increasing mining-sector risk

wsj 6 min read . Updated: 08 Aug 2021, 10:03 PM IST JACQUIE MCNISH, The Wall Street Journal
Dump trucks carrying the extracted gold ore from the mine site to the processing plant at the Kumtor gold mine, which is engaged in the development and exploration of gold deposits, located in the Issyk-Kul region, in the Tien Shan Mountains, 4000 meters above the sea level, some 450 kilometres from Bishkek. (AFP)Premium
Dump trucks carrying the extracted gold ore from the mine site to the processing plant at the Kumtor gold mine, which is engaged in the development and exploration of gold deposits, located in the Issyk-Kul region, in the Tien Shan Mountains, 4000 meters above the sea level, some 450 kilometres from Bishkek. (AFP)

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