El Salvador Seizes OceanaGold’s Assets for Legal Costs Payment
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The government of El Salvador has seized properties, vehicles and bank accounts tied to OceanaGold because it says the company has not paid its legal costs after losing a decision in an international arbitration panel last year.
Last October, the World Bank’s International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes ordered the company to pay El Salvador $8 million for legal fees. The company had argued that El Salvador should pay nearly $250 million for not granting it a license to mine gold.
This March, the country’s congress voted to ban metal mining to protect its water sources.
In 2013, Australia-based OceanaGold purchased Pac Rim Cayman, which had initiated the arbitration process.
According to a statement from the Attorney General’s Office Wednesday, the three bank accounts seized held US$198,904.
Source: (April 19, 2017) Associated Press
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