AngloGold soil study in Colombia halted pending review after mining ban

Miner AngloGold Ashanti said on Tuesday it has halted a soil study at a site in Colombia after the town’s mayor issued a suspension order because of a recent mining ban. Work at the site in Jerico, Antioquia province, was stopped on Monday and the project will remain halted pending a review by the province’s tribunal, AngloGold said.