Exclusive: ‘Lives have been lost’: Blood Gold investigation sparks push for criminal probe
, have been denied by Shaanxi. The claims are part of a five-year dispute between the Australian-run Cassius and Shaanxi that also involves allegations of trespass, theft and corruption at the highest levels of the Ghanaian judiciary.
The case between Cassius and Shaanxi has been tried in a civil court in Ghana, but the trial has been beset by delays and allegations of bribery involving a key senior Teni Ghaatuon has struggled to feed her family since her 21-year-old husband James Nbalebna died in the mine.Chinese state-backed investment has escalated rapidly in Ghana and elsewhere in Africa over the past decade, far outstripping the Pacific where there is a growing focus on geopolitical tension.
Shaanxi rebranded as Earl International in September and has been authorised to mine a plot 50 times its original size by the Ghanaian Minerals Commission.
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