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Australian goldminer faces Thai probe

THE Thai government has launched an investigation into an offshoot of Australian gold miner, Kingsgate Resources, centred on environmental policies.

AUSTRALIA'S Kingsgate Consolidated goldmine in northern Thailand is facing an investigation into the mine's environmental policies and impact on local communities.

THE mine at Chatree is 280 kilometres north from Bangkok and is Thailand's largest gold mine with more than 1100 employees producing 130,000 ounces of gold and one million tonnes of silver annually.

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