‘A bunch of pirates who are here to loot’:New claims against Chinese miner

‘A bunch of pirates who are here to loot’:New claims against Chinese miner

The Chinese miner at the centre of a $395 million lawsuit by an Australian company has been accused of trespassing on another miner’s land.

  • byEdward Adeti andEryk Bagshaw

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Blood gold:Soldiers in Ghana kick residents out of homes near disputed China-owned mine

Blood gold:Soldiers in Ghana kick residents out of homes near disputed China-owned mine

Residents who had planned to organise a press conference this week to outline their concerns about the Shaanxi expansion have been arrested.

  • byEdward Adeti andEryk Bagshaw
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Ghanaian minister’s home catches fire while he is in Australia

Ghanaian minister’s home catches fire while he is in Australia

The home of the minister involved in negotiations over a deadly $395 million mining dispute between an Australian and Chinese state-linked miner has caught fire in Accra.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Ghana to probe Australian mine theft,question Shaanxi officials

Ghana to probe Australian mine theft,question Shaanxi officials

Our Blood Gold year-long investigation has prompted the Ghanaian Minerals Commission to investigate corruption and murder allegations against a Chinese state-linked company.

  • byPeter Milne,Eryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
Australian minister to fly to Africa as local leader labels Chinese mine ‘bloodthirsty’

Australian minister to fly to Africa as local leader labels Chinese mine ‘bloodthirsty’

The deadly multimillion-dollar dispute between an Australian and a Chinese state-linked gold mine in Ghana is reaching a tipping point.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
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‘No dumb luck punt’:Cassius boss defends gold mining investment in Ghana
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‘No dumb luck punt’:Cassius boss defends gold mining investment in Ghana

Cassius chief executive James Arkoudis has vowed the company will get justice for its shareholders in its $395 million dispute with a Chinese state-linked mine and the Ghanaian government.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Ghanaian minister to face Cassius in Australia

Ghanaian minister to face Cassius in Australia

Samuel Jinapor is expected to be confronted by Cassius’ directors over the $395 million lawsuit in Perth.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
The colourful past of Cassius:Inside the Australian miner now in a $395 million battle

The colourful past of Cassius:Inside the Australian miner now in a $395 million battle

Two investors with criminal histories involving a 28-kilogram cocaine bust and a $16 million fraud were part of the team that has now been forced out of Ghana.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti
Look to Africa to see China’s ambitions in the Pacific

Look to Africa to see China’s ambitions in the Pacific

Beijing’s actions in Africa tell us not just about how it views the continent,but about its plans for the rest of the world.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
‘Lives have been lost’:Blood Gold investigation sparks push for criminal probe
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‘Lives have been lost’:Blood Gold investigation sparks push for criminal probe

A key member of Ghana’s defence and interior committee says Chinese miner Shaanxi should be considered for criminal prosecution.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andEdward Adeti