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Article

8 Oct 2015

Author:
The Canadian Press

Nicaragua: Protest against B2Gold's El Limón mine results in one death & several injuries; firm halts operations

“B2Gold (T.BTO) halts operations at Nicaraguan mine after lethal protest”, 7 Sep 2015

…B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO, Forum) has halted operations at its El Limon Mine in Nicaragua after violence linked to an ongoing blockade left a national police officer dead and several people injured…B2Gold said the “illegal blockade” is a result of a small group of people protesting contract cancellation of three former workers. The company says the contract cancellation was approved by the Ministry of Labor for just cause…