Steve Cosser says he has struck a deal that will ultimately give him rights to Bagla’s diamonds, gold and an estimated 3.2billion tons of iron ore. But there have been claims from different parties over the land. full story ![]()
The fight for an untapped African mineral deposit turned into a legal battle among the global elite.
cnbc.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
FBI agents have arrested a man who worked as a representative of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz' operations in Guinea, as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the mineral-rich West African country.
nytimes.com (2 months and 5 days ago)

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - FBI agents have arrested a man who worked as a representative of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz' operations in Guinea, as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the mineral-rich West African country.
chicagotribune.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - FBI agents have arrested a man who worked as a representative of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz' operations in Guinea, as part of a probe into alleged corruption in the mineral-rich West African country.
reuters.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
A Nigerian cement tycoon's frustrated effort to expand into Senegal foreshadows what awaits African entrepreneurs as they try to grow beyond their home countries.
wsj.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
China's President Xi Jinping's tour of Africa on his first official overseas trip underscores the strategic importance of the continent's oil and mineral resources for the world's second biggest economy, but local leaders are asking whether the relationship has benefited Africa as much as it has China.
cnn.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
China's President Xi Jinping's tour of Africa on his first official overseas trip underscores the strategic importance of the continent's oil and mineral resources for the world's second biggest economy, but local leaders are asking whether the relationship has benefited Africa as much as it has China.
cnn.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
A Chinese tycoon with ties to mining companies in the United States, Australia and Africa is missing and a newspaper says he has been detained by police.
philly.com (2 months and 30 days ago)
A Chinese tycoon with ties to mining companies in the United States, Australia and Africa is missing and a newspaper says he has been detained by police.
miamiherald.com (3 months ago)
A Chinese tycoon with ties to mining companies in the United States, Australia and Africa is missing and a newspaper says he has been detained by police.
foxnews.com (3 months ago)
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