Endeavour pours first gold at Ity CIL project

The government is also working on a bill to update the mining act.

The high quality coloured gem was extracted from the Cullinan mine in South Africa.

The company said it will build a second mill at its Ahafo mine.

Ban comes several weeks after rebels seized control of the country from former President François Bozizé.

Ibrahima Touré and Issaga Bangoura have been in prison for over a month.

Delaying big new mining projects is a "self-serving" strategy: supply shortages will eventually drive prices back up.

He added that wildcat strikes, particularly in the platinum and gold sectors in recent months, have cost South Africa dearly.

This is a landmark transaction for Vedanta, which is joining domestic peers in catching the flood of US dollars being unleashed by central banks.

One employee dead and 14 wounded.