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    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Beny Steinmetz
      Mining tycoon Steinmetz blames Soros after losing bribery appeal

      Swiss court upholds conviction of Israeli billionaire over Guinea iron ore deposit case

      Beny Steinmetz
    • Monday, 23 May, 2022
      Mining
      BSG Resources won Guinea mining rights through bribery, arbiter says

      Arbitration ruling over licences for Simandou iron ore project cites ‘overwhelming evidence’ of ‘corrupt practices’

      Mist shrouds the Simandou mountains in Beyla, Guinea, June 4 2014
    • Monday, 29 March, 2021
      Legal fight between Vale and Beny Steinmetz takes new twist

      Businessman claims miner hid from shareholders the risks of multibillion-dollar deal

      Beny Steinmetz and his legal team
    • Saturday, 6 February, 2021
      Beny Steinmetz battles to stay out of jail

      Swiss bribery conviction narrows options for Israeli mining tycoon fighting claims for billions of dollars

      Beny Steinmetz arriving at his trial in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 11 2021
    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      Mining
      Vale launches New York front in bitter battle with Beny Steinmetz

      Brazilian group alleges tycoon’s family-controlled mining arm fraudulently funnelled $500m into Manhattan real estate

      Skylilne of Lower Manhattan, New York
    • Friday, 29 November, 2019
      Steinmetz fails to overturn $1.25bn arbitration award

      London High Court tells mining group BSGR ‘no apparent bias or procedural irregularity’ 

      ISRAEL OUT Mandatory Credit: Photo by ILAN ASSAYAG/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10361002a) (FILE) - Israeli business man and diamond-magnate, Beny Steinmetz, sits during his hearing at the Magistrate's court of Rishon Lezion, Israel, 14 August 2017 (reissued 13 August 2019). A Swiss proseuctor on 12 August 2019 stated that Steinmetz and two associates were to stand trial for alleged corruption of Guinean public officials and forgery. Allegedly, millions of US dollars bribes were paid to Guinean officials to win mining licences. Israeli diamond-magnate Steinmetz indicted by Swiss prosecutors over Guinea corruption, Rishon Lezion, Israel - 14 Aug 2017
    • Thursday, 5 September, 2019
      Vale SA
      Vale and Steinmetz’s BSGR face off in London court
    • Tuesday, 13 August, 2019
      Africa
      Beny Steinmetz denies Swiss bribery charges over mining deal

      Prosecutor accuses tycoon of ‘bribing foreign officials and forgery’ in Guinea between 2005-10

      Beny Steinmetz CEO of Onyx Financial Advisors is pictured during an interview at the Onyx Financial Advisors building in London
    • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
      Mining
      Niron Metals Guinea deal plunged into doubt
    • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
      Mining
      Beny Steinmetz group found liable for misrepresentations

      BSGR ordered to pay Vale $1.25bn over case involving ill-fated Guinea joint venture

      Beny Steinmetz CEO of Onyx Financial Advisors is pictured during an interview at the Onyx Financial Advisors building in London
    • Monday, 15 April, 2019
      Mining
      Mick Davis comeback orchestrated by Beny Steinmetz’s group

      Industry veteran’s vehicle was asked to develop iron ore deposit in Guinea

      Mick Davis, CEO of Xstrata, photographed in his office in London.
    • Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
      Vale SA
      Vale to pursue BSG Resources for $1.3bn
    • Wednesday, 7 March, 2018
      African companies
      Mining arm of Steinmetz business empire falls into administration

      Move follows legal battles stemming from allegations it orchestrated bribery scheme

      Beny Steinmetz CEO of Onyx Financial Advisors is pictured during an interview at the Onyx Financial Advisors building in London
    • Monday, 14 August, 2017
      Energy sector
      Israeli police detain billionaire Beny Steinmetz

      Five people had been held on suspicion of crimes spanning fraud to money laundering

      Beny Steinmetz CEO of Onyx Financial Advisors is pictured during an interview at the Onyx Financial Advisors building in London
    • Thursday, 4 May, 2017
      African companies
      Ex-Guinea minister convicted of laundering bribes

      Former UBS banker Mahmoud Thiam ‘channelled $8.5m to mansion purchase and school fees’

      Bauxite is processed at the bauxite fact...Bauxite is processed at the bauxite factory of Guinea's largest mining firm, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG), at Kamsar, a town north of the capital Conakry, on October 23, 2008. Guinea is the world's leading exporter of bauxite, an ore from which aluminium is produced. Copper, gold and diamond reserves are also exploited in the west African country. AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2017
      African companies
      Beny Steinmetz released from detention in connection with bribery probe
    • Monday, 19 December, 2016
      Energy sector
      Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel in bribery probe

      Israeli billionaire detained in case involving African mining rights

      Beny Steinmetz CEO of Onyx Financial Advisors is pictured during an interview at the Onyx Financial Advisors building in London
    • Monday, 12 December, 2016
      Energy sector
      BSGR demands compensation from Rio Tinto over African battle

      Anglo-Australian group to defend itself ‘robustly’ in dispute about Guinea iron ore

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2016
      World
      Timeline: the battle for Simandou

      Simandou has been dogged by delays and disputes

    • Friday, 28 October, 2016
      European companies
      Rio Tinto agrees $1.3bn sale of Simandou stake to Chinalco

      Deal marks an admission of defeat over the Guinea project by Anglo-Australian miner

      The Simandou iron ore project in Guinea
    • Friday, 20 November, 2015
      African companies
      Court throws out claim that rivals stole Rio Tinto’s Guinea rights

      Mining group Vale and Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz accused of conspiring over Simandou iron

      Simandou - Rio Tinto
									A wide-angle shot of a reverse circulation-drilling crew, from contractors SBD Guinea, at a scenic pad on the slopes near Ouelaba Camp   Pic de Fon can be seen in the background. Ouelaba is the site of further extensive iron-ore deposits, and is being developed in tandem with the Pic de Fon site.
									
									
									A wide-angle shot of a reverse circulation-drilling crew from contractors SED Guinea, at a scenic pad on the slopes near Ouelaba Camp - Pic de Fon can be seen in the background.  Ouelaba is the site of further extensive iron-ore deposits and is being developed in tandem with the Pic de Fon site.
									 
									 
									Melanie Benson 
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    • Friday, 10 July, 2015
      European companies
      Swiss step up corruption probe into Steinmetz and BSGR

      Investigators visit Guinea to interview witnesses as part of inquiry into mining deal

      Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz
    • Thursday, 7 May, 2015
      African companies
      UK anti-corruption agency wins battle for documents in BSGR case

      Decision is setback for people linked to Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz’s mining arm

      Beny Steinmetz
    • Thursday, 26 February, 2015
      Energy sector
      Vale misses profit forecasts as ore price fall compounds problems

      Brazilian mining group hit by write off on fertiliser operation and dispute over Guinea project

      Trucks transport mined iron ore at Vale SA's Brucutu mine in Barao de Cocais, Brazil
    • Tuesday, 10 February, 2015
      African companies
      US deports man linked to BSGR probe

      Departure after jail term raises questions over fate of bribery inquiry

      Simandou mining in Guinea
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