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Thailand to order Kingsgate soon to close gold mine

Thailand will formally notify the Australian operator of the country’s only active gold mine by the end of May of a government order to halt operations, a senior industry Ministry official said on Wednesday.

The Chatree mine, owned by Kingsgate Consolidated, has been at the centre of protests by farmers and villagers who say that it has poisoned residents, crops and livestock.