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Gold/Mining/Energy : REX DIAMOND MINING TSE:RXD -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rdww who wrote (2259)	1/14/2000 12:08:00 PM
From: PHILLIP FLOTOW	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2522

SA-RECRUITED MERCENARIES FUELLING WAR IN S. LEONE: REPORT OTTAWA Jan 14 Sapa A report released in Ottawa this week accuses Canadian mining firms of fuelling civil war in Sierra Leone by liaising with South African-recruited mercenaries in order to gain access to the country's diamond fields. The report, on the role diamonds played in the Sierra Leone fighting, was sponsored by Partnership Africa Canada and partly funded by the Canadian government. It says Canadian mining firms DiamondWorks Ltd, Rex Diamond Mining Corp and AmCan Minerals Ltd were involved, either directly or indirectly, in military activities in Sierra Leone. All three firms deny this. Ralph Hazelton, one of the report's authors, said Vancouver-based DiamondWorks was tied through its London-based major shareholder, Tony Buckingham, to the South African mercenary organisation Executive Outcomes and to Sandline, a military firm in Britain. The Toronto-based Globe and Mail says Mr Buckingham has freely acknowledged acting as liaison between South African mercenaries and governments that wanted their services. The report also notes that AmCan Minerals bought AmSec International of South Africa, which is involved with the security industry. Prepared by: ANC Information Services Dept Information & Publicity PO Box 16469 Tel: (+27 21) 426 2740 Vlaeberg 8018 Fax: (+27 21) 426 2774 Cape Town Internet: info@anc.org.za South Africa PHIL