London Mining, African Minerals Drop on Sierra Leonean Ebola
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London Mining Plc and African Minerals Ltd. tumbled in London trading after saying they were imposing measures to protect staff and operations in Sierra Leone from an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the country.
Sierra Leone said the country had six confirmed deaths and at least 18 cases of the disease that has no approved drugs or vaccines and kills as many as 90 percent of those infected. Shares in the two miners sank to their lowest since 2009.