11.   Gold in Bolivia is produced mainly from open pit mine through a carbon-in-leach operation.

12.   Inco is awaiting a feasibility study on development of the Labrador mine site, initially with an open pit mine, and the location and size of a smelter.

13.   The strike began Wednesday in the Kolubara open pit mine and spread Thursday to nearby Kostolac.

14.   To top it off, part of the open pit mine would have to be built beneath the town, meaning thousands of people would have to be uprooted.