Mauritania
First Quantum primed for its second ICSID copper-related arbitration

The ICSID tribunal that will arbitrate between First Quantum and the Mauritanian state over disputed millions in unpaid taxes is now ready to start. The Canadian firm is also still locked in a battle before the international arbitration centre against Zambia over a separate copper mine. [...]
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Egypt
New arbitration interferes with Sisi's desire to reopen mines to foreign investors

The Egyptian president is keen to reopen the country's mines, which have long been a state monopoly, to foreign investors. At the same time, mining developer Mohamed A.R. Bahgat, one of the first private operators to venture into Egypt's mining sector, has filed multiple legal actions against the Egyptian state, from which he is claiming $120m.

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