Industry: Metals & mining
Ukrainian state miner defeats claims by Austrian company
A Ukrainian state-owned mining company has reportedly defeated claims worth US$22 million brought by an Austrian company over supply of raw materials – as another state entity pauses its search for external counsel for a prospective investment treaty claim against Russia.
16 October 2024
Poland held liable over coal project
An Australian mining company says it has won compensation of £252 million in a pair of investment treaty claims against Poland over the obstruction of a coal project.
08 October 2024
Curaçao court enforces against Venezuelan state entity
A Curaçao court has allowed Belgium’s export credit agency to enforce a US$25 million ICC award against a subsidiary of Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA.
03 September 2024
Mongolia claims victory in mining dispute
UPDATED: Mongolia says it has defeated a US company’s treaty claim over a gold mining project that faced criticism over its environmental impact.
02 September 2024
Venezuela mining award survives corruption appeal
A US appeals court has upheld the confirmation of a US$188 million award against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company, holding that its corruption allegations failed because they attacked the underlying contract and not the award itself.
23 August 2024
Canadian gold miner puts Egypt on notice
A Canadian company has notified Egypt of a potential investment treaty claim over a terminated gold mining contract.
20 August 2024
Canadian miner threatens another claim against Romania
Canada’s Gabriel Resources has threatened to launch a new claim against Romania over permits for a gold and silver mine – as it continues with attempts to annul an ICSID award that rejected a multibillion-dollar claim over the same project.
07 August 2024
Colombia hit with ICSID claim over mine attacks
A Chinese-owned Canadian mining company has lodged an ICSID claim against Colombia, after it alleged the state had failed to protect its project and workers from attacks by illegal miners.
15 July 2024
Clifford Chance fires Australian arbitration partner after misconduct probe
An international arbitration partner in Perth who was fired by Clifford Chance following an internal investigation of complaints of “serious misconduct” is disputing the findings made against him by the firm’s disciplinary committee.
05 July 2024
Claims against Panama pile up over mining closures
UPDATED WITH COUNSEL. Two Canadian mining companies have made good on their threats to file investment treaty claims against Panama over cancelled copper concessions – the latest in a wave of claims the state is facing from mining investors.
04 July 2024