Kyrgyz protesters block road to gold mine

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Protesters have been blocking a road to Kyrgyzstan's largest gold mine for a week, hindering shipments to the Canadian-operated mine, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.

About 30 protesters have been blocking the road to the Kumtor mine in the Central Asian nation's remote northeast since last Thursday, demanding compensation for a cyanide spill into a river in the village of Barskoon in 1998, Kumtor Operating Company spokeswoman Tynara Shaildayeva said.

She said that the protesters are also calling for the mine's closure, but said their demands were unfounded because the company had already paid about US$2.3 million (euro1.9 million) to the Kyrgyz government to compensate for environmental damage.

Shaildayeva said that production has not been affected by the roadblock, but that the company has been having difficulties delivering supplies and getting workers to the mine. <snip>

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[sintax]

1. I believe

that this is one of the most valuable gold mines in the world.

Is that the same Mining Co. that Bush 1 was connected to that was found to have buried alive certain workers in Tanzania?

[Massachusetts]

2. Kyrgyz protesters

Good luck Fellas watch out for the bird flu!!!!!