First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra)

Tax Evasion in Zambia: NGOs File Complaint Against Glencore, First Quantum for Violation of OECD Guidelines
Tuesday, April 12, 2011

News release: Five organizations, from Zambia, Switzerland, France, and Canada, have filed a complaint today against Glencore International AG and First Quantum Minerals Ltd. before the Swiss and Canadian National Contact Points (NCP) for violating the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Corporate Accountability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Zambia, Economics & Taxation, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra)
Publication of Congo mining contract review welcome; renegotiations should be fair and transparent
Tuesday, March 25, 2008

(Joint news release) Congolese and international non-governmental organisations welcomed the publication of the review of mining contracts by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and called on the government to ensure that the renegotiation of contracts is conducted openly and fairly.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Anvil, Banro, Diamondworks/Energem, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Tenke
NGOs fear that Congolese mining contract review process has been hijacked: Time for authorities in Europe, North America to act
Monday, February 4, 2008

News release from:

  • Broederlijk Delen
  • CEPAS
  • Entraide Missionaire
  • Fatal Transactions
  • Forum de la Société Civile Congolaise
  • Global Witness
  • MiningWatch Canada
  • Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA)
  • Rights and Accountability in Development
  • 11.11.11
  • Urgewald

At the start of the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, an international coalition of non-governmental organizations warns that the Democrat

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Anvil, Banro, Diamondworks/Energem, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Tenke
United Nations Whitewashes Canadian Mining Companies Operating in Democratic Republic of Congo
Saturday, December 27, 2003

In October 2000, a UN Panel of Experts released a report on violence in the Congo, in which they called eight Canadian mining companies to account for commercial activities that were contributing to conflict in that war-torn country.

It is estimated that 3-5 million people have died in the Congo in recent years due to the war.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Corporate Social Responsibility, Newsletter 14: Autumn 2003, Banro, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Katanga, Kinross, Tenke
Canadian Companies Accused of Pillaging Congo — United Nations Report
Sunday, February 23, 2003

On October 24 last year, the Group of Experts on the Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources and other Forms of Wealth in the Congo, a UN panel struck to research this issue, submitted its report to the United Nations.

Congo - Democratic Republic, American Mineral Fields/Adastra, Corporate Social Responsibility, Newsletter 11: Winter 2002-2003, Banro, First Quantum (American Mineral Fields/Adastra), Katanga, Kinross, Tenke

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