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Old 15th Mar 2018, 13:16
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caiman27
 
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Something not right with the sums here. 9.3 tonnes of gold is almost exactly 300,000 troy ounces (worth around US$400 million), which is about six months' production at Kupol. A large remote mine such as this one would normally be sending gold out every week or two.
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