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Brazilian miner Vale files $2bn lawsuit over Guinea project

24th April 2019

By: Reuters

  

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian miner Vale said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit in the United States to force BSG Resources (BSGR) to pay it about $1.25-billion, as mandated by an arbitrator in a dispute over a joint venture in Guinea, plus interest and expenses.

Earlier this month, Vale said an arbitration court in London had ordered BSGR to pay $1.246-billion. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeks payment of more than $2-billion when interest and expenses are taken into account.

The arbitration case stemmed from a dispute between Vale and BSGR, which is controlled by billionaire Beny Steinmetz, over Simandou, which contains billions of tonnes of high-grade iron ore, making it one of the world's biggest iron ore deposits.

Vale has accused BSGR of fraudulently inducing it to buy a 51% stake in a joint venture to develop the mine, a concession later revoked by the Guinean government on charges the rights were obtained through corrupt means.

A government report at the time said Vale was not a participant in the corruption.

Edited by Reuters

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