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Post-election turmoil in the southeast African nation of Mozambique has put a South32 mining operation that turns over more than $800 million a year in limbo.

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Contingency plans have been implemented at Mozal Aluminium as the transporting of raw materials to the operation has been affected by unrest

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Perth-based South32 has withdrawn production guidance for one of its major assets, the Mozal Aluminium smelter in Mozambique, after an outbreak of civil unrest.

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Australian miner South32 Ltd. has withdrawn production guidance for its aluminium smelter in Mozambique due to widespread and deadly protests in the African country. The transport of raw materials to the Mozal plant is being impacted by road blockages, the company said in an exchange filing on Tuesday, but the workforce is safe and there have been no security incidents. The miner had forecast 360,000 tons of aluminium output from the smelter, wh…

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South32 said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its current production guidance for Mozal Aluminium as transport of raw materials to the smelter in Mozambique was currently being blocked by election-related civil unrest. “We have implemented contingency plans to mitigate operational impacts and are working with relevant stakeholders,” South32 said in a statement. It added that the workforce was safe and there had been no security incidents at Mozal A…

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