June 20 (Reuters) - Kinross Gold Corp K.TO :
* Kinross Gold Corp says company could not continue to fully
operate site in a safe and environmentally responsible manner
* Says does not expect this issue to affect development of
tasiast phase one expansion
* Says discussions with government of Mauritania to resolve
issue are ongoing
* Suspension due to Mauritanian ministry's decision to
prohibit employees from working at site due to allegations of
invalid work permits
* Kinross temporarily suspends mining and processing
operations at the Tasiast mine
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