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long-term commerce into the area, including long-term jobs to
lots of people,” Grove said. “And for the people that don’t have
jobs, there will be commercial opportunities because right
now, it’s really only a tiny bit of commerce, mostly artisanal
mining but very little agriculture.
“Because there will be a mine there that buys stuff, these
communities will be able to build farms that can sell their
product closely, because it’s too far away to send it to Dakar.
“As long as we manage it properly, we will have a really
strong, positive economic impact on the area. It’s a win-win for
everybody – our shareholders, as well as the local community
and government – we believe this mine will be here for a very
long time.”
Chesser chairman Mark Connelly with senior project geologist
Daniel Slowen
Silvercorp Metals Inc is the largest single shareholder in
Chesser. Chairman Rui Feng is pictured here inspecting some
core from last year’s drilling campaign
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