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‘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.

• March 1, 2023
• by Edward Adeti and Eryk Bagshaw

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.

• September 30, 2022
• by Edward Adeti and Eryk Bagshaw

Blood Gold

Inside the secret and deadly Chinese heist of millions in gold from an Australian mine

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.

• September 2, 2022
• by Peter Milne, Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti

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.

• August 31, 2022
• by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti

Ghanaian minister to face Cassius in Australia

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

• August 28, 2022
• by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti

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.

• August 27, 2022
• by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti

‘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.

• August 26, 2022
• by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti