But, according to the report, there remains a serious lack of battlefield helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, effective operational radios and mine-proof land vehicles.

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The acquisition of the Ekati Mine, and its operating team, is expected to close next week giving us operational control of both a producing mine and development opportunities in the large scale resources on the Ekati property.

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In recent months the company has had some operational set-backs at its Nevada mine, but the real problem now for Allied Nevada is the crashing price of gold.

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Kumtor has had some recent issues with the Kyrgyz government which is looking into operational, environmental, health and safety and community standards which might be affected by the mine.

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