Oct 07, 2016 Lawsuit claiming human rights abuses at Bisha gold mine in Eritrea to be heard in Canadian court, in victory for three refugee plaintiffs Associated
MoreMar 22, 2015 Ethiopian Air Force Jets Attack key targets Canadian Gold Mine in Eritrea In Eritrea. The Ethiopian Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tewolde Mulugeta, rejected to comment such reports, while Ethiopian military sources confirmed to the media.
MoreHundreds of men drafted into Eritrea's army were used as forced labour to build a Canadian company's copper-gold mine in central Eritrea, according to a former construction Read more »
MoreFeb 12, 2016 Last June, the UN released a scathing 484-page report on human rights abuses in Eritrea, including the allegation of forced labour at the Canadian mine during the construction phase.
MoreOct 26, 2020 Among the 100 countries was Eritrea, where the operations of the gold, copper and zinc Bisha mine gave rise to one of the most closely observed pieces of litigation in Canada in recent years ...
MoreNov 15, 2021 The mediation that took place in Abidjan at the end of October between the Central African government and the Canadian company Axmin over the Ndassima gold mine has been extended into January.. Axmin owns the Central African companies Aurafrique and Somion Toungou, which in 2019 the government stripped of their licences to operate and explore the only gold mine
MoreNov 05, 2020 Amnesty International has applauded the settlement between Nevsun Resources Ltd. and Eritrean plaintiffs who were found to have been subjected to forced labour in Nevsun’s Bisha mine in Eritrea.. The out-of-court settlement, which has terms that are confidential, arose from a claim initiated in November 2014 by former mine workers Gize Yebeyo Araya, Kesete Tekle Fshazion and Mihretab
MoreNov 11, 2021 Comprehensive list of Gold stocks companies listed in Canada, including company profiles, charts, stock quotes, news and user commentary.
More9. LaRonde Gold Mine is considered one of the largest underground gold mines in Canada which is currently owned by Agnico Eagles. The mine was reported to have extremely promising gold prospects in the coming years. 10. Sleeping Giant Gold Mine is a classic narrow vein gold producer that was initially established in 1988.
MoreJan 18, 2013 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle January 18, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – A Canadian mining company has failed to stop serious human rights abuses against Eritrean employees working at a
More“Aiding the Ethiopian government in this way has directly benefited Canadian mining interests across the country, but most alarmingly in the Tigray region where the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea have been accused of engaging in genocidal activity,” said the leaked report by Sidney Coles, a consultant who evaluated the Canadian-funded ...
MoreOct 28, 2021 Equinox breaks ground on $1.2bn Canadian gold mine. From miningweekly. Bullion miner Equinox Gold has started full-scale construction of what will be one of the biggest gold mines in Canada, producing more than 400 000 oz/y for the first five years and 5.05-million ounces over its initial 14-year mine life.
MoreHundreds of men drafted into Eritrea's army were used as forced labour to build a Canadian company's copper-gold mine in central Eritrea, according to a former construction Read more »
MoreOct 04, 2015 Sunridge Gold Corp. is a Canadian junior development company that has successfully defined four independently estimated NI 43-101 mineral deposits on the Asmara Project in Eritrea. A feasibility ...
MoreJun 10, 2015 A new report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea describes "a totalitarian state bent on controlling Eritreans through a vast security apparatus that has penetrated all levels of society." Nevsun's Bisha gold-copper mine is repeatedly cited for appalling labour abuses by the company's Eritrean contractors, including forced labour and inhuman living and working
MoreOct 24, 2020 The case was first filed in 2014 by former mine workers Gize Yebeyo Araya, Kesete Tekle Fshazion and Mihretab Yemane Tekle. The trio of Eritrean refugees alleged that Nevsun was responsible for benefiting from human rights abuses including slavery, forced labour, torture and crimes against humanity during construction of its copper and gold mine in Eritrea.
MoreJan 22, 2019 For years, Vancouver-based mining firm Nevsun Resources has dismissed allegations that forced labour was used to build its mine in the repressive east African country of Eritrea.
MoreOct 26, 2020 Among the 100 countries was Eritrea, where the operations of the gold, copper and zinc Bisha mine gave rise to one of the most closely observed pieces of litigation in Canada in recent years ...
MoreDec 27, 2014 Canadian gold miner Nevsun Resources, which holds a 60% stake, is the operator of the Bisha project. The mining licences are held by the company’s Eritrean subsidiary, Bisha Mining Share Company (BMSC). The State of Eritrea has a 10% free carried stake in the project.
MoreJun 14, 2018 Courtesy of Nevsun Resources.) Canada’s Nevsun Resources (TSX, NYSEMKT:NSU) is extending the life of its flagship copper-zinc Bisha mine in Eritrea to
MoreSep 15, 2021 In Burkina Faso, for example, Canadian companies already own half of all operational gold mines, while Vancouver-based Orezone Gold identifies 11
MoreNov 02, 2021 A convoy transporting staff and contractors for Iamgold’s Essakane gold mine in northern Burkina Faso was attacked on Friday, and two people were still unaccounted for, the Canadian mining company said. Iamgold said the incident involved 33 people in three buses, and three supply trucks travelling on the road from Dori, approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 []
MoreOct 30, 2007 Canadian firme edges closer to Eritrea mine. October 30, 2007. October 29, 2007 (TORONTO) — The Canadian Nevsun Resources Ltd said on Monday it had signed an agreement with the government of ...
MoreThe Plaintiffs in this case are Eritrean refugees, Gize Yebeyo Araya, Kesete Tekle Fshazion, and Mihretab Yemane Tekle. They allege they were conscripted into the Eritrean National Service Program and forced to work in the Bisha gold mine. 1. Nevsun Resources Limited is a British
MoreSep 13, 2021 The Canadian company controls a 60 per cent interest in Eritrea’s first fully functioning mine. It began gold production in 2011 and has produced $614 million worth of ore, said Human Rights Watch. Another Canadian company, Sunridge Gold
MoreMar 23, 2015 Ethiopian jets attack Canadian gold mine in Eritrea. (Mar 23, 2015, MINING Editor))--Media reports from East Africa on Saturday claimed that a gold mine partly owned by Canadian company Nevsun Resources (NYSE:NSU, TSX:NSU) was hit by Ethiopian fighter jets. At least two media outlets confirmed the report, including Tigrai Online, an ...
MoreMar 05, 2020 Canada’s Supreme Court has just ruled that a Canadian mining company which had operations in Eritrea can be sued in Canada for alleged abuses abroad. The
MoreJan 18, 2013 The small Canadian firm which began the project in 2008 operates in a joint venture with Eritrea's state-owned mining firm, the Eritrea National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO). The group added that the use of conscript or forced labor in Eritrea is a longstanding human rights concern in the reclusive Horn of Africa nation.
MoreMar 25, 2016 Video: Inside Eritrea’s Bisha mines. It isn’t always easy to do business in Eritrea but the Bisha mines, a joint Eritrean-Canadian operation, are an exception. They are also a bright spot for ...
MoreNov 01, 2012 Bisha Mining Share Co (BMSC) is a mining company formed by a joint venture agreement between Eritrea’s National Mining Corp. (ENAMCO) and Canada’s Nevsun Resources Ltd. BMSC managed to successfully start and operate the first modern mine in Eritrea. Bisha mine was commissioned in the end of 2010 and commercial production started in February ...
MoreSep 01, 2016 On its company website Danakali describes its main focus as the Colluli Potash Project in Eritrea which it owns jointly with the Eritrean National Mining Company. JPMorgan though is no stranger to mining in Eritrea, it already has a financial interest in the Canadian mining company Nevsun Resources who have a 60% interest in the Bisha copper ...
MoreSep 10, 2021 The Olimpiada gold mine, operated by Polyus, is in the Krasnoyarsk region of Eastern Siberia, in Russia. CREDIT: POLYUS. Despite being adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, global gold production still surpassed 100 million ounces in 2020 and is expected to bounce back this year as economies continue to recover and miners ramp up operations.
MoreCanadian Armed Forces members served in Ethiopia and Eritrea from 2000 to 2003, taking part in the United Nations ( UN) peace mission there. There were times when more than 500 Canadians served in the hot, dusty, far-off region as part of the larger international effort. Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea are two neighbouring nations in ...
MoreOct 21, 2021 Dual citizenship is not legally recognized in Eritrea. If local authorities consider you an Eritrean citizen, they may refuse to grant you access to Canadian consular services, thereby preventing Canadian consular officials from providing you with those services. Dual citizens returning to Eritrea may have to do compulsory military service.
MoreSep 29, 2021 A combination of Canadian gold mines drove a $15 billion merger of Kirkland Lake and Agnico Eagle but the group said Victoria’s Fosterville mine remains “core”.
MoreApr 19, 2016 Wave of Foreign Lawsuits Against Local Miners Hits Canadian Courts. ( biv, Nelson Bennett, April 19, 2016) Human rights groups are backing several claims against firms operating in Guatemala, Eritrea: In the coming months, the BC Supreme Court is expected to decide whether a civil claim against a B.C. company with a mine in Eritrea can be ...
More