First Quantum Minerals files for ICSID arbitration in Nouakchott
Already in conflict with Zambia, the Canadian mining company is opening a new front on the continent.
11/03/2021 at 16h03, by Africa Business+
First Quantum Minerals (FQM), led since 1996 by Philip KR Pascall, whose Zambian subsidiary Kansanshi Mining PLC (KMP)‘s legal battle is not yet concluded, is now launching new litigation north of the equator.
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