Mining Company Accused Of Killing Dozens, Trespassing, Stealing Gold; Report

Dozens of local men are said to have died in mines in West Africa run by a Chinese mining company accused of digging under a neighbouring concession to steal a large amount of gold, according to media reports. According to the Sydney Morning Herald’s year-long investigation, Shaanxi Mining Company Ghana Ltd is also embroiled in a bitter dispute with an Australian mining company, which claims the state-linked Chinese firm seeking gold on an adjacent block dug long tunnels under their concession area to ‘steal’ gold worth tens of millions of dollars. Read More…