Vasile Frank Timis

One of the wealthiest and most controversial businessmen in Britain Vasile Frank Timis has brought over $300 million of Chinese finance to Sierra Leone’s Tonkolili district to exploit what he claims is the biggest iron ore mine in the world (AC Vol 49 No 8)...

Vasile Frank Timis a London-based Romanian-Australian businessman is the chairman of African Minerals the mining company with rights to what may be one of Africa's largest iron ore deposits...

The Anti-Corruption Commission called in the previous Minerals Minister after he accepted a trip to Romania with Vasile Frank Timis of African Minerals (AC Vol 50 No 4)...

African Minerals is headed by Vasile Frank Timis a Romanian who was convicted for dealing heroin in 1990 and 1994 in Australia has encouraged investment in a Greek oil-find that turned out not to exist and has flown the Sierra Leonean Mines Minister to Romania...

Frank Timis is well connected...

Regal Petroleum founded by convicted heroin dealer Frank Timis pulled unprofitably out of its joint venture fearing re-examination of previous exploration awards...

SLDC is controlled by Timis Diamond Corporation owned by Frank Timis Chairman of Regal Petroleum which has oil and gas properties in Egypt Ukraine Greece and Romania...