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By Mining Review AfricaOct 24, 2022 On 20 October 2022, Gemfields updated the market regarding the Cabo Delgado insurgency and Gemfields’ decision at the time...

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Russia Seizes Large Haul Of Smuggled Amber Bound For Lithuania

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