Australian company accuses Cameroon of issuing Mbalam mining permit to third party in breach of ICC injunction

By YUSINYU OMER in Yaoundé The Australian mining company Sundance Resources said on Monday September 5, 2022 in a press release that Cameroon has breached an international court order by handing over its permit to mine the Mbalam iron ore deposit to a local company amid an ownership dispute. Sundance Resources has been in a dispute with authorities of Cameroon and Congo over the Mbalam Nabeba iron ore project which is expected to produce 35 million tons of ore a year for at least 25 years for some time now. According to the release, the Emergency Arbitrator had issued a…