Industry: Metals & mining
Barrick turns to Asafo and Debevoise for claim against Mali
Africa-focused boutique Asafo & Co in Paris has teamed up with Debevoise & Plimpton in New York to represent Canadian mining company Barrick Gold in an ICSID claim against Mali over a gold project.
13 January 2025
Mining claims loom for Burkina Faso and Ghana
An Australian miner has made good on its threat to file an ICSID claim against Burkina Faso over a gold project – as another mining company instructs counsel for a potential investment treaty claim against Ghana.
12 December 2024
Panama looks to settle ICSID cases
Panama has agreed to satisfy a US$26.7 million ICSID award obtained by a US company over a cancelled mining concession, while settlement negotiations continue with another investor in a dispute over a construction project.
05 December 2024
GAR Live Sydney: the growth of mining disputes
A panel at GAR Live Sydney discussed the evolution of international arbitration in the mining sector, including the impact of the energy transition, ESG issues and the delicate balance involved in treaty cases.
03 December 2024
Tanzania settles third mining case
A Canadian mining company says Tanzania has agreed to pay US$27 million to settle an ICSID case over the revocation of mining licences – the third settlement the state has reached with investors who held those permits.
21 November 2024
Indigenous groups intervene in Colombian mining case
An ICSID tribunal hearing a claim brought by Glencore against Colombia over a mining project has allowed two Indigenous communities to intervene in the proceedings.
18 November 2024
Ethiopia and Ghana face mining claims
An Australia-based mining group is to file an ICSID claim against Ethiopia over a lithium project following the detention of one of its executives – as Ghana potentially faces arbitration after terminating gold mining leases.
11 November 2024
Poland challenges treaty award over coal project
UPDATED: Poland has applied to set aside a bilateral investment treaty award requiring it to pay £252 million to an Australian mining company for obstructing a coal project.
11 November 2024
Rwanda and Côte d’Ivoire face ICSID claims
A sanctioned Belgian businessman has made good on his threat to file a US$50 million ICSID claim against Rwanda over the seizure of a gold refinery, while Côte d’Ivoire is defending a contractual claim at the centre over an abattoir project.
04 November 2024
Potash miner threatens ICSID claim against Morocco
A London-listed mining company has instructed counsel for a potential ICSID claim against Morocco over the state’s refusal to grant environmental approval for a billion-dollar potash project.
01 November 2024