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Deal #3441 Version #61007
Mozambique
Created at
2013-03-22
Last update
2020-03-10
Last full update
2021-02-01
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Ntchenga,
Mphandue
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
In April 2013 former landowners displaced by the mining project blocked the entrance to the mine, stating that they had not received adequate compensation.
Displacement of people
Number of people actually displaced
5 000
Number of households actually displaced
1 313
Comment on displacement of people
1313 families, approx 5,000people.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Displacement, Other
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The population complains of excessive pollution, acceleration of the decay of houses due to explosion of dynamites, unbearable noise and dust pollution. The community complains for lung diseases other health impacts.
Promised or received compensation
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Houses were of poor quality and land was too small and not arable. Company states that they gave approximately $2,000 per person.
Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
The Brazilian corporation Vale insisted it had already done enough, paying out about $2,000 (£1,300) per person.
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Demonstrations and blockades by local communities.