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Villager Protests Disrupt Production at Chinese Mining Company in Serbia

The Chinese mining giant Zijin Copper on Tuesday said it had temporarily suspended production at the Novo Cerovo mine in eastern Serbia after villagers in Krivelj blocked the road. It said the blockade had interrupted the supply of raw materials to the mine, and all remaining stocks of diesel, explosives and other supplies had been exhausted. “Because of all of the above, the company had to stop production in their youngest mine, but it has organised on-site maintenance and hired…