Protests close world No. 2 ferronickel mine in Colombia

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Cerro Matoso, the world’s No. 2 ferronickel producer owned by multinational BHP Billiton and located in Colombia, said it has temporarily shut its mine after two weeks of protests by indigenous groups, halting 4 percent of world output.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/thomson-reuters/131009/worlds-no-2-nickel-mine-colombia-closed-protests

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