CONAKRY, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A strike at AngloGold Ashanti's Siguiri gold mine in Guinea has halted operations there, mines ministry secretary-general Saadou Nimaga said on Wednesday.
The Soci?(C)t?(C) aurif??re de Guin?(C)e, in which AngloGold holds an 85 percent stake, confirmed in a statement that a strike was underway and encouraged employees not wishing to participate in the strike to report to work. The strike began on Tuesday.
(By Saliou Samb and Aaron Ross; Editing by Jane Merriman)