A man enters one of the tunnels dug with shovels in the Shinkolobwe Cobalt mine, 35km from the town of Likasi, in South Eastern, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 10, 2004
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Mining firms in Congo want the government to delay the implementation of an order requiring them to give their Congolese employees a 5% stake in their operations
A man enters one of the tunnels dug with shovels in the Shinkolobwe Cobalt mine, 35km from the town of Likasi, in South Eastern, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 10, 2004
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SCHALK VAN ZUYDAM/AP2004
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