Sherritt can carry on working
The operating permit of Sherritt International’s subsidiary Dynatec Madagascar has finally been extended. [...]
Ever since he came to power in March, 2009, Madagascar president Andry Rajoelina has been struggling to modify a contract signed by his predecessor, Marc Ravalomanana, with the Canadian mining group Sherritt International, in order to obtain greater financial rewards from the Ambatovy nickel and cobalt project. Former mines minister Mamy Ratovomalala and businessman Mamy Ravatomanga have taken turns in trying to force Sherritt to back down but the company conducted a lobbying campaign to push back the offensive. Finally, Rajoelina has hired the Alex Stewart International firm to conduct an audit of the mining project. The Indian Ocean Newsletter examines what's at stake and the players in the tug of war.
The operating permit of Sherritt International’s subsidiary Dynatec Madagascar has finally been extended. [...]
With the presidential poll scheduled for the end of July, the tug of war between the Malagasy government and the Canadian company Sherritt has entered its final phase. [...]
The head of the Sodiat group, Mamy Ravatomanga, who is also an unofficial advisor to Transition President Andry Rajoelina aka [...]
Horacio Novillo, the chief operating officer of Alex Stewart International [...]
As soon as the consulting company Alex Stewart International offered to carry out an audit on the Ambatovy mining project for the Malagasy authorities, Sherritt began to have the firm investigated. [...]
K2, the company founded by Jules Kroll and his son [...]
In order to carry through its project to extract nickel [...]
Three French companies are competing for the new contract to run the Ambatovy site facilities. [...]
The proposal of services the consulting company Alex Stewart International made to the Malagasy government gives an idea of what an audit of Sherritt International’s mining project would be like. [...]
The government decree authorising the Ambatovy mining project passed on 12 September is coupled with a financial agreement that is kept secret. [...]
The Indian Ocean Newsletter has obtained a copy of the proposal Alex Stewart presented to the Malagasy government. [...]
Other mining projects apart from that of Sakoa's coal (see [...]
The mining company Sherritt International is using the Canadian diplomatic service and private lobbyists to counter the Malagasy government’s claim for $75 million. [...]
The construction of the Ambatovy nickel, cobalt and ammonium sulfate plant at Tamatave has finally been completed. No less than [...]
A French consultancy hired by the HAT is letting uncertainty persist about the legality of Sheritt’s contract. [...]
Concluding the operation for additional financing for the Ambatovy nickel [...]
A Canadian mining group is making a great many approaches [...]