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    South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (JSE:ANG) (NYSE:AU), the world’s third-biggest producer of the precious metal, has halted operations at its Siguiri mine in Guinea after protesters invaded the site on Friday, demanding the paving of a road.

    The miner’s local subsidiary, Société aurifère de Guinée (SAG), said the measure was taken after members of the Fatoyah community occupied the mine facilities and built barricades, disrupting production.

    Locals claim the company has not fulfilled its promise to tar a 30 km (18.6 mile) road linking the towns of Siguiri and Kintinian, but AngloGold says the project, carried out in partnership with the Guinean government, has already been completed.

    Spokesperson Stewart Bailey added the company was in talks with community leaders to resolve the dispute.

    Protests and mine invasions are not foreign to AngloGold. Last year, production at Siguiri was stopped for a day as a result of a workers’ strike. While the action did not impact full-year production, output at the mine was negatively impacted by a 16% decrease in ore grades and an 11% fall in tonnes due to delays in the commissioning of the carbon-in-leach (CIL) combination plant.

    As a result, Siguiri produced 242,000 ounces (6.9 tonnes) of gold last year.

    The socio-economic challenges of poverty and unemployment in Guinea lead to frequent community upheaval related to demands for employment, electricity and land access.

    In the past fiscal year, locals demanded AngloGold to provide them with access to inactive pits, which led to various incidents, including invasion of the marginal stockpile.

    The incidents were managed without any significant conflict taking place, the company noted in an operational profile.

    AngloGold Ashanti runs the Siguiri economic development program (SEDP), which focuses on agricultural, skills and enterprise development projects aimed at developing small businesses and employment opportunities for local communities.

    Fonte: Mining.com

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