Despite its contributions to the development of the country, the mining sector in Sierra Leone, has been attributed to a multitude of impacts on the environment. This article focuses on assessing the environmental impacts of mining in mining edge communities in Sierra Leone. A survey of 360 people from three mining edge communities (Sierra Rutile …

The documents show that Koidu Limited is owned by Octea Mining Limited, a company in turn owned by a series of offshore companies in the British Islands, Guernsey and Liechtenstein controlled by billionaire Israeli …

nearby mining sites. (2) to suggest measures for the effective control of ground vibrations due to blasting at Octea mining Limited, and (3) to highlight possible recommendations to vibration reduction on structural damage. 2. Materials and Methods 2.1 Description of Study Area Koidu Holdings is a mining company that is focused on

The company restructuring at the end of 2011 – aimed at attractin g another $600 million to $1 billion into the country's mining sector - left holding company Octea Diamond Group with four wholly owned subsidiaries: Octea Mining Ltd, Octea Diamonds Ltd, Octea Services Ltd and the Octea Foundation. The name Octea was chosen rather poetically ...

According to a 2003 mining-license agreement, the Octea subsidiary that operates the mine Koidu Limited said it would relocate all s within 500 metres of the mine. The complaint, filed in Sierra Leone's High Court in March, claims an unspecified amount in damages for "degradation or destruction of land, destruction of homes and loss of livelihoods …

The company said it would make a one-off payment of $5.5m to Octea five years after project mine development commenced, and on completion, Stellar would acquire a 50tph kimberlite processing plant ...

According to a 2003 mining-license agreement, the Octea subsidiary that operates the mine Koidu Limited said it would relocate all s within 500 metres of …

Four wholly owned subsidiaries of OCTÉA Ltd were established namely: OCTÉA Mining Ltd, OCTÉA Diamonds Ltd, OCTÉA Services Ltd and the OCTÉA Foundation. OCTÉA Mining Ltd now owns the mining assets of the group, including the Koidu Kimberlite Project held by Koidu Ltd (previously named Koidu Holdings S.A.) and the Tonguma Project held by ...

According to a 2003 mining-license agreement, the Octea subsidiary that operates the mine Koidu Limited said it would relocate all s within 500 metres of the mine. The slag from the Octea ...

The Mining Review Process commenced in July 2008 and Koidu Limited's mining lease for the Koidu Kimberlite Project was one of the first to be reviewed. A new mining lease agreement was entered into between the Republic of Sierra Leone and Koidu Limited on 6 September 2010.

Notes by Octea Services Ltd. state that companies within the group, including, Octea Mining Ltd., Octea Ltd., Octea Diamonds Ltd.,Koidu Ltd. and other companies, shared the same director. Experts said that documents, emails and financial records are potentially important indicators with which a court could recognize the indivisibility of BSG ...

The largest investment company in Sierra Leone's diamond mining sector, Koidu Limited, formerly known as Koidu Holdings, has been taken over by OCTEA Diamond Group. The new owners have unveiled a new 180-tonnes-per-hour processing plant which is expected to boost diamond output in the country four-folds and more than double the annual export of the …

Koidu Holdings in crisis, Sierra Leone threatens to revoke license. A ten-strong team led by Mines Minister Minkailu Mansaray is in London for crisis talks set for 16 November, on the future of the Koidu diamond mine, which is currently owned by Octéa Limited, a debt-laden subsidiary of the Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's BSG Resources ...

Octea Limited. Mar 2012 - Present9 years 10 months. Sierra Leone. The position of President at Octea is a strategic leadership position and thus entails high level functions. Some of these functions are carried out in collaboration with the CEO and other executives. some of the more prominent of my functions include the following:

Stellar Diamonds, listed on London's AIM, recently announced the completion of the Tribute Mining and Revenue Share Agreement with Octea Mining Limited in respect of the Tongo-Tonguma diamond project in Sierra Leone. The project has the potential to be the second largest kimberlite diamond mine in West Africa.

Plaintiffs from Gbense and Tankoro Chiefdoms near Koidu City in Kono District, Sierra Leone, have won an ex parte ruling allowing them to serve lawsuit documents on six companies of the Octéa Group and their Managing Directors at Koidu Limited's address in Freetown. This court order will allow them to sue all six companies together, despite their …

Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) operates the Ok Tedi Mine, the longest running open-pit copper, gold and silver mine in Papua New Guinea. Our registered office is located in Tabubil, Western Province, PNG. We also have a representative office in Port Moresby, PNG and a logistics facility in Brisbane, Australia.

The documents show that Koidu Limited is owned by OCTEA Mining Limited, a company in turn owned by a series of offshore companies in the British Islands, Guernsey and Liechtenstein ...

There is also more than one Octea. Multiple variations, all incorporated in the British Islands, exist, including Octea Diamonds, Octea Limited, Octea Technical Services, Octea Mining and the like. BSGR did not clarify the different roles played by the companies.

Mr. Richards, a longtime mining executive in Africa, joined BSGR—the mining arm of Mr. Steinmetz's family-owned conglomerate—in 2012 as CEO of Octea. He was appointed CEO of BSGR in January ...

Octea has agreed that for so long as the Tribute Mining Agreement is in place, it will not sell Tonguma Ltd or the Tonguma licence to a third party. The Tribute Mining Agreement however includes termination clauses whereby the agreement can be terminated by either party for breach of the agreement.

OCTEA mining, Koidu Holdings Ltd. Okt 2012 - May 20138 buwan. Sierra Leone. Performing duties in the operation of PANTERA TOP HAMMER Drill rigs in drilling of blast holes in the open pit diamond mine in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the production goal and to minimize machines breakdown and to reduce cost, downtime and accident.

Diamond mining company Octea facing claims it owes money to Sierra Leone town and New York jeweller Tiffany. Tiffany has announced it has deferred payment of $50m of loans it made to Octea to ...

Octea has appealed the judgment on Thursday, lawyers for the plaintiffs intimated. The case attracted international attention in March last year, when locals launched a lawsuit against subsidiary Koidu Limited over alleged water contamination, respiratory infections and damage to their houses caused by blasting at the mine.

Octea Mining - Koidu Limited updated their profile picture. July 11, 2020 ·. 1616. 5 Comments 2 Shares. Like Comment Share. Octea Mining - Koidu Limited is feeling thankful in Koidu, Sierra Leone. June 5, 2020 ·. We are still operational, with all the crisis .

August 19, 2021 – New York – If Sia Janet Bayoh and other members of the Marginalised Affected Property Owners (MAPO) have their way, a trove of documents produced in a multi-billion-dollar battle between international mining giants will help them rebuild their lives and livelihoods, which have been shattered by the abusive diamond mining operations of …

The lawsuit against Octea subsidiary Koidu Limited, filed in March last year by 73 plaintiffs who all live within 500 metres of the mine, says …

Attorneys representing 83 s affected by Koidu Ltd's diamond mining activities filed proceedings to get the right to sue Octéa group companies over alleged human rights abuses, including displacement, property damage, soil and water contamination, loss of income from farming, deaths and injuries after violent repressions of demontrastions.

The documents show that Koidu Limited is owned by Octea Mining Limited, a company in turn owned by a series of offshore companies in the British Islands, Guernsey and Liechtenstein controlled by billionaire Israeli mining magnate Benjamin Steinmetz and …

The documents show that Koidu Limited is owned by Octea Mining Limited, a company in turn owned by a series of offshore companies in the British Islands, Guernsey and Liechtenstein that are controlled by billionaire Israeli mining magnate Benjamin Steinmetz and his family.

According to a 2003 mining-license agreement, the Octea subsidiary that operates the mine Koidu Limited said it would relocate all s within 500 metres of …

At stake is the future of Koidu, the country's last big mining operation following the collapse of the heavily indebted African Minerals Ltd. and London Mining earlier in the year (see Feature, Chinese inherit law suit & AC Vol 56 No 19, Frank's fickle fortunes).