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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Manganese: Chinese back in a big way

India's Dharni Sampda no longer rules the roost in Ivory Coast's manganese industry. Africa Mining Intelligence understands that after a hiatus sparked by the political crisis in 2010 the manganese mine at Lauzoa in the Grand Lahou region in the [...]

Published on 25/06/2013 at 23:02 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast
Manganese under the weather

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Ivory Coast
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Ferromanganese pledge by Dharni Sampda

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