But while total projected output this year is expected to remain within prior guidance, the company nevertheless made some revisions for its various operating regions.

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Tens of thousands of people in the DRC depend on artisanal mining, many operating in regions where conflict is not present.

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So, he looks for stocks of producers with low costs, good balance sheets and solid management, operating in regions with favorable political jurisdictions.

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In each case, prosecutors alleged violations of anti-bribery and bookkeeping laws spanning several decades, operating groups and regions.

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Peel moved from the Scarlets to Sale Sharks in the close season, after Gatland had said that he would give preference to players operating with the Welsh regions.

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And tell us, before his visit to Kabul, President Musharraf signed a peace deal with pro-Taliban militants who are operating in the tribal regions in Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan.

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It simply indicates that in regions that are catching up fast, other forces are operating (eg, private investment).

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