Deal #8677
Senegal
Created at
2021-03-08
Last update
2021-03-08
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Limited consultation
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Rejection
Comment on community reaction
The process to obtain a mining permit was very drawn out due to heavy resistance by the local population
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
Yes
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Comment on displacement of people
In 2018 the company published an update on its activities, stating that "It is now only awaiting landholder resettlement which has been approved so should progress shortly".
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Environmental degradation, Displacement, Violence
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The mine is situated in an already volatile area