FIJI:Vatukoula gold mine re-opens

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Updated August 14, 2007 16:07:20

In Fiji, the Vatukoula goldmine has begun hiring workers as it gears up to return to full operations.The mine was closed in December with the loss of more than 17-hundred jobs after its former owner Emperor Mines ran up substantial losses.

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