Posts tagged "African Minerals"

African Minerals condemned in Sierra Leone

NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE (NaRGEJ) PLATFORM – SIERRA LEONE

AS CONFLICT BREWS IN BUMBUNA, CIVIL SOCIETY DEMANDS IMMEDIATE GOVERNMENT ACTION PRESS RELEASE Freetown, Wednesday, 9th May, 2012. We, the civil society organisations working …
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Worker riot at African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine turns deadly

Two days of rioting over pay by workers from London-listed African Minerals’ Sierra Leone mine have left one woman dead and at least six injured, witnesses and medical staff said. The company said operations had …
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Report calls for stricter regulation of UK mining companies

Report calls for stricter regulation of UK mining companies

London Mining Network has today published a report calling on the government to include a review of regulatory regimes as part of the current discussion on the Financial Services Bill. The Bill is replacing the …
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Massive iron ore project brings mining tensions back to Sierra Leone

The London-based African Minerals firm claims its efforts to mine a whopping 11.7 billion tons of iron ore will bring $1.75 billion in foreign investment to Sierra Leone.

Nine years after the end of Sierra …
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African Minerals’ Shandong deal hit by new delay

African Minerals said a planned $1,5-billion investment in its flagship iron-ore project in Sierra Leone had suffered a further delay with China’s Shandong Iron & Steel needing extra time to complete due diligence.

See http://www.miningweekly.com/article/african-minerals-shandong-deal-hit-by-new-delay-2010-10-29
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Sierra Leone Government urged to revise agreement with London-listed African Minerals Ltd

The National Advocacy Coalition on the Extractives (NACE) is calling on the President and Parliament of Sierra Leone to demand a review of the mining agreement signed between the Government and African Minerals Limited, listed …
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West African iron ore: world’s biggest mine rush

“The three names dominating about 75% of global  seaborne iron ore, Vale, Rio Tinto, and BHP Billiton, are full force involved in West African iron ore.”

London-listed African Minerals has announced further significant …
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