In the presence of Glencore co-directors, Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining pays controversial businessman Dan Gertler, unofficial gatekeeper of the DRC’s mining industry and close friend of the then DRC president, $45m to secure a favourable mining contract with the...
In a landmark case, an Argentinian prosecutor brings charges of environmental contamination against Xstrata vice-president Julian Rooney for his management of the Alumbrera mine.1 In addition to being the first instance of a Latin American court charging a mining...
On Bill Clinton’s last day as president of the U.S, he pardons Marc Rich, a personal friend. Rich’s ex-wife, Denise, had given $450,000 to the Clinton Library and a further $1.2M to Democratic Party campaigns, including Hilary Clinton’s Senate run.1 1 Jennifer Rankin,...
In 2000, Glencore acquires the Mopani copper mine from the Zambian state in an extraordinary deal that prevents the government holding Mopani to environmental laws for 15 years after the sale.1 In 2008, a malfunctioning pump at Mopani discharges so much acid into...
In November 2000, a consortium representing Glencore, BHP and AngloAmerican buys a 50% stake in the Cerrejón mine, a coal mine in La Guajira, northern Colombia.1 The consortium, which would go on to take full control of the project in 2002, undertakes multiple large...
