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Guinea
Steinmetz turns the tables on Rio Tinto in bribery cases

Accused before several courts and arbitration panels of paying off associates of former Guinean president Lansana Conte to win blocks [...]

Published on 20/12/2016 at 04:30 GMT

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Alpha Conde
Beny Steinmetz Group Resources
Francois Polge de Combret
International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
Lansana Conte
Mishcon de Reya
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Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair

Rio Tinto, which is in dispute with Beny Steinmetz over the loss of its mining rights on blocks 1 and 2 on the Simandou iron ore project, has been stung by an attempt by the Israeli businessman to bring up another affair involving alleged bribery on its part for mining rights on blocks 3 and 4 at Simandou.

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Banker Francois Polge de Combret targeted by legal action in Paris over Simandou mine

French investment banker Francois Polge de Combret, who was economic adviser to President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and is a personal [...]

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Alan Davies, Rio Tinto's fallen star, fights for his reputation

In mid-September, Alan Davies, former head of energy and minerals at Rio Tinto, published a motion demanding the dismissal of [...]

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Steinmetz and Soros' Simandou duel still raging

Since Franco-Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz's court battle against American billionaire George Soros, was announced mid-April with a resounding thunder clap, scarce more detail has come to light. Behind the scenes, however, the two men have continued to reveal the [.

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Chinalco could become owner of Beny Steinmetz’s former blocks on Simandou

While police investigators and courts in far-flung countries continue to examine how Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR) headed by Franco-Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz ended up by owning blocks 1 and 2 of Simandou iron ore project in Guinea the situation [.

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The three arbitrators in BSGR-Guinea dispute stay put

When Beny Steinmetz was put under house arrest in Israel [...]

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Guinea
Francois Polge de Combret trips up Rio Tinto

Francois Polge de Combret, a consultant who picked up a $10.5 million fee in Guinea, has cost Alan Davies, chief [...]

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Guinea
A hitch in the showdown between BSGR and Vale

An unexpected twist has occurred in an arbitration that pits two partners in the Simandou iron project against one another.

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Ibrahima Kassory Fofana manouvres to steal minister’s thunder

With mining companies increasingly reducing their footprint in Guinea - Rio Tinto plans to lay off dozens of local workers over the coming six weeks - the man in charge of investment on the president’s staff, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, has [.

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Rio Tinto's friends talk Conde around

Saved by the bell on Feb. 23 when president Alpha Conde finally agreed to extend its exploration license on two [...]

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Guinea
Steinmetz turns the tables on Rio Tinto in bribery cases

Guinea
Simandou: Rio Tinto riposts to Beny Steinmetz's attack on the Polge de Combret affair

Guinea
Banker Francois Polge de Combret targeted by legal action in Paris over Simandou mine

Guinea
Alan Davies, Rio Tinto's fallen star, fights for his reputation

Spotlight | Guinea
Steinmetz and Soros' Simandou duel still raging

Spotlight | Guinea
Chinalco could become owner of Beny Steinmetz’s former blocks on Simandou

Guinea
The three arbitrators in BSGR-Guinea dispute stay put

Guinea
Francois Polge de Combret trips up Rio Tinto

Guinea
A hitch in the showdown between BSGR and Vale

Spotlight | Guinea
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana manouvres to steal minister’s thunder

Guinea
Rio Tinto's friends talk Conde around