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Turkey Under Pressure To Shut Down Gold Mine After Landlside

Anagold has been extracting gold in the remote eastern Turkey region since 2010 (Credit: AFP)

Calls grew in Turkey on Wednesday to shut down a controversial gold mine as hopes dimmed of rescuing nine workers trapped by a massive landslide that rolled over their open pit.

Officials on Wednesday also reported the arrest of four people, including the open pit's field manager, in the opening stages of their investigation into the accident.

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