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  • Saturday, 6 February, 2021
    BSG Resources Ltd
    Beny Steinmetz battles to stay out of jail

    Swiss bribery conviction narrows options for Israeli mining tycoon fighting claims for billions of dollars

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    David Pilling
    Beny Steinmetz case shows how hard it is to prove corruption

    The Guinea mining scandal illustrates the ease with which officials can sell their nation’s treasure

  • Friday, 22 January, 2021
    Beny Steinmetz found guilty of bribery

    Swiss court sentences Israeli businessman to 5 years in prison over Guinea natural resources case

  • Saturday, 27 June, 2020
    Mining
    Vale hits back at Steinmetz in $2bn damages fight

    Brazilian miner slams Israeli diamond tycoon’s latest legal move as ‘publicity stunt’

  • Sunday, 24 May, 2020
    Beny Steinmetz seeks to reverse $2bn arbitration award to Vale

    Businessman claims to have new evidence in legal fight with Brazil mining group

  • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
    Mining
    Vale launches New York front in bitter battle with Beny Steinmetz

    Brazilian group alleges tycoon’s family-controlled mining arm fraudulently funnelled $500m into Manhattan real estate

  • Tuesday, 13 August, 2019
    Africa
    Steinmetz denies Swiss bribery charges over mining deal

    Prosecutor accuses tycoon of ‘bribing foreign officials and forgery’ in Guinea between 2005-10

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
    Mining
    Beny Steinmetz group found liable for misrepresentations

    BSGR ordered to pay Vale $1.25bn over case involving ill-fated Guinea joint venture

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
    Mining
    Davis comeback orchestrated by Steinmetz’s group

    Industry veteran’s vehicle was asked to develop iron ore deposit in Guinea

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 25 February, 2019
    Guinea
    Beny Steinmetz ends iron ore dispute with Guinea

    Israeli tycoon agrees to exploit new deposit with investors including former Xstrata boss Mick Davis

  • Wednesday, 7 March, 2018
    Mining
    Steinmetz mining arm falls into administration

    Move follows legal battles stemming from allegations it orchestrated bribery scheme

  • Monday, 14 August, 2017
    World
    Israeli police detain billionaire Beny Steinmetz

    Five people had been held on suspicion of crimes spanning fraud to money laundering

  • Monday, 14 August, 2017
    Mining
    Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz detained by police

    Businessman, known for deals in mining industry, taken in for questioning

  • Monday, 14 August, 2017
    World
    Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz detained by police
  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2017
    Industrials
    Beny Steinmetz released from detention in connection with bribery probe
  • Monday, 19 December, 2016
    Mining
    Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel in bribery probe

    Israeli billionaire detained in case involving African mining rights

  • Monday, 19 December, 2016
    Industrials
    Israeli billionaire Steinmetz detained over bribery allegations
  • Monday, 12 December, 2016
    Mining
    BSGR demands compensation from Rio Tinto

    Anglo-Australian group to defend itself ‘robustly’ in dispute about Guinea iron ore

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2016
    World
    Timeline: the battle for Simandou

    Simandou has been dogged by delays and disputes

  • Friday, 20 November, 2015
    African companies
    Rio Tinto loses battle for Guinea ore rights

    Mining group Vale and Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz accused of conspiring over Simandou iron

  • Friday, 10 July, 2015
    European companies
    Probe stepped up into Steinmetz and BSGR

    Investigators visit Guinea to interview witnesses as part of inquiry into mining deal

  • Thursday, 7 May, 2015
    Companies
    SFO wins documents battle in BSGR case

    Decision is setback for people linked to Israeli tycoon Beny Steinmetz’s mining arm

  • Tuesday, 10 February, 2015
    Companies
    US deports man linked to BSGR probe

    Departure after jail term raises questions over fate of bribery inquiry

  • Sunday, 21 December, 2014
    African companies
    Billionaire fails to gag mine deal critic

    Beny Steinmetz loses key UK privacy law case against Global Witness

  • Friday, 12 December, 2014
    Mining
    Steinmetz group sues UK home secretary

    Legal move relates to alleged corruption involving BSGR in Guinea, focused on iron-ore mining

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