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Spotlight | Burkina Faso, Guinea, Russia, UAE
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Alexei Mordashov, Nordgold's main shareholder, has been targeted by European sanctions.
Alexei Mordashov, Nordgold's main shareholder, has been targeted by European sanctions. © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
The Russian mining firm, whose main shareholder Alexey Mordashov is under European sanctions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has had to work out new paths to get its Guinean and Burkinabe gold production to refineries in the United Arab Emirates. It has not been easy. [...]
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