/ 20 March 2001

HYUNDAI STRIKES GOLD IN MALI

SOUTH Korea’s Hyundai Corp says it has struck gold worth more than $300m in the west African state of Mali. The group confirmed reports on the find in a report to the Korea Stock Exchange. The trading arm of the Hyundai Group business conglomerate estimated it had discovered about 32 tonnes of gold valued at some 400 billion won. – AFP