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Perenti takes Burkina Faso steps

MINING services company Perenti has called force majeure on the contract its African Mining Services subsidiary has at Boungou in Burkina Faso and is exiting AMS’ contract at the Bissa mine in that country too.

 Perenti has won some coal business but is backing out of northern Burkina Faso after workers were shot dead in a terrorist ambush last month

Perenti has won some coal business but is backing out of northern Burkina Faso after workers were shot dead in a terrorist ambush last month

AMS has three other contracts in Burkina Faso - at Sanbrado, Siou and Yaramoko - and it will continue to operate those contracts.   The company had 19 of its workers killed and another 26 wounded when...

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