Vol 57 No 24 | MINING Timis's seam of woe 2nd December 2016 The spotlight falls once more on the mining magnate as controversy dogs his business activities in West Africa Three legal and political disputes mark the end of a rare spell out of the limelight for Vasile Frank Timis since the collapse of African Minerals Limited (AML),...
Vol 57 No 19 | MINING From beer to betting 23rd September 2016 Sable Mining, which was at the heart of a bribery scandal which has shaken up Liberia's political elite, has fallen on hard times. Citing poor market conditions, it...
Vol 57 No 12 | OIL AND GASMINING The soul of transparency 10th June 2016 A struggle over the future of the EITI is dividing NGOs and business as their visions of governance in the extractive sector compete Since its creation in 2002, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has sought to shine a light on the oil and mining sectors in the developing world, albeit...
Vol 57 No 10 | GUINEALIBERIAMINING Sable's rich seam of bribes 13th May 2016 A mining company sought to open doors throughout West Africa with bribes, a huge leak of internal emails shows Senior politicians in the governments of Guinea and Liberia took bribes from the publicly quoted British company Sable Mining Africa Limited to facilitate access to valuable mining concessions,... READ FOR FREE