Liberia: Family in Gbarpolu Accuses Chinese Mining Company of Doing Illegal Mining on Their Licensed Area

Oct 16, 2019 | Kennedy L. Yangian, FrontPage Africa
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There seems to be brewing tension over land encroachment between the John P. Saah Family in Gbarpolu County and a Chinese Company, “Sheng Xin De Yuan Mining Company INC,” involved in gold mining in Gbarbeye Town, Weasua. In several complaint letters filed to Mr. Gessler Murray, Minister of Mines and Energy, the Saah family accused Mr. Zhang De Min, who is also commonly known in the area as “Mr. Parker,” a holder of a ‘Class B mining License No. MBL 2924/17’ of overlapping their area of operations and allegedly trying to enter into the parcel of 400 acres of land own by their family.