We will then determine whether the camp will be back in operation or not.

We are making efforts to calm the situation now. Employees are not affected and are continuing with their jobs.

What we stopped is our exploration to find the gold because the camp was burned down by a community group. We will stop the exploration project until further review.

Residents only demanded a larger quota of local workers, and we have met that.

The tax will reduce our competitiveness against producers such as Australia, South Africa and newcomers such as Vietnam. It will add further to our costs after a sharp rise in fuel prices.

Investment in exploration is almost non-existent. Meanwhile, all the discovered deposits will be depleted in time.