Sierra Leone
Beny Steinmetz's former right-hand man moves forward with Van Rooyen dynasty on Meya diamond mine

Trustco, owned by the Namibian Van Rooyen family, is in talks over $86m in funding to explore a diamond mine in Sierra Leone, a country where Jan Joubert, head of resources, used to work for BSGR. [...]
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From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz diamonds on trial in three jurisdictions

People living close to the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone fear the dismissal of a domestic court case against Beny Steinmetz's company Octea, which they accuse of violence and pollution. A US court, however, has upheld their disclosure demands, while a separate case before an ECOWAS court is due out next year.

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