The delegation included experts on labor rights and economic development, rule of law and political reform, ethnic conflict and reconciliation, land-mine removal, and criminal justice.

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There was only sporadic mine-removal work, for little money, in some of the world's most unstable places: Mali, Chad, and Iraq.

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The remaining DynCorp trucks were packed with guns and men, including two specialists in land-mine and explosives removal: a husky, soft-spoken Samoan named Suani, who often wore a sarong and draped a kaffiyeh over his head, like an Arab sheikh, and Anton, a Croatian from Mostar, who rarely spoke.

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The temporary closure of the Silver Shaft at the Lucky Friday mine was ordered last year by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration for removal of built-up sand and concrete material.

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No production from the mine is expected this year after the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration ordered the Silver Shaft to be closed for removal of built-up sand and concrete material.

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