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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.
- by Edward Adeti and Eryk Bagshaw
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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.
- by Edward Adeti and Eryk Bagshaw
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Ghana
Blood Gold
Inside the secret and deadly Chinese heist of millions in gold from an Australian mine
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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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.
- 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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti
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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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Ghanaian minister to face Cassius in Australia
Samuel Jinapor is expected to be confronted by Cassius’ directors over the $395 million lawsuit in Perth.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti
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China relations
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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti
Analysis
China relations
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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Ghana
‘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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Edward Adeti
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