Goldplat: Delays in Kenyan gold mining project 'disappointing'

Delays in AIM-listed gold mining company Goldplat's Kenyan plant expansion programme resulted in losses in the first half of 2013, according to a trading statement issued on Friday morning.

Delays in AIM-listed gold mining company Goldplat's Kenyan plant expansion programme resulted in losses in the first half of 2013, according to a trading statement issued on Friday morning.

The Africa-focussed mining company stated that its directors had delayed a planned plant expansion programme at the Kilimapesa Gold Mine due to continued uncertainty regarding mining legislation in Kenya and operational difficulties at the mine.

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