In the past few years, Baomahun town has mushroomed as people rush to mine the land before it is taken over by the British mining company, Cluff Gold, whose 137 kilometer concession includes the artisanal mining pits.
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That, of course, poses the question - why would such a concession be enough to persuade British voters to commit to support staying in the EU?
And there is a deeper British scepticism about Irish suggestions that just one more concession will provoke the long-awaited breakthrough on decommissioning.
If they go ahead with the cuts the Royal British Legion is warning that other councils may follow suite, reversing a trend of recent years which has seen this concession become almost universal.