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Iamgold suspends convoys to Burkina Faso gold mine after attack

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Aaron Ross and Cooper Inveen
Reuters
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Gunmen attacked a convoy of Iamgold Corp. vehicles travelling to the Essakane gold mine in Burkina Faso on Tuesday, wounding one police officer before being repelled by the convoy's security detail, the Canadian mining company said.

Following the attack, Iamgold has suspended convoys to and from Essakane, which is the company's biggest operating mine and is near the border with Niger.

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Assailants fired on the vehicles from several hundred metres away and retreated after a brief firefight with security personnel. No passengers were hurt and the police officer is in a stable condition, the company statement issued on Tuesday said.

"After analysis of the situation, all convoys coming or going to Essakane are cancelled until further notice," the Toronto-listed company said. ...

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