- Robert Friedland
Robert Friedland (born 1951) is Deputy Chairman/Director of
Ivanhoe Energy andIvanhoe Mines , Inc. [cite web | title =Robert Friedland | work =The 400 Richest Americans (2006) | publisher =Forbes.com | url =http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Robert-M-Friedland_QXNL.html | accessdate = 2007-01-04] [cite web | title =Ivanhoe Energy Inc Information | work =Company Profiles | publisher =Forbes.com | url =http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=IVAN | accessdate = 2007-01-04] He has had mining interests in the Venezuelan Amazon, Siberia, the Rocky Mountains, Zambia and the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa. He holds dual-nationality with Canada and the United States. His personal fortune is estimated at $1 billion. Ivanhoe Mines is developing giant copper-gold and coal reserves in East Asia, especially Mongolia. [cite web | title =Burma | work = International » Asia/Pacific | publisher =MiningWatch Canada | url =http://www.miningwatch.ca/index.php?/Burma | accessdate = 2007-01-04] [cite web | title =Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. - Home Page | work = | publisher =Ivanhoe Mines | url =http://www.ivanhoe-mines.com/s/Home.asp | accessdate = 2007-01-04] [cite news | last =Barta | first =Patrick | title =Mongolia Is Roiled By Miner's Huge Plans | work =The Wall Street Journal | pages =p. A1 | publisher =Dow Jones & Company, Inc. | date =January 4 2007 | url = http://online.wsj.com/article_print/SB116786075624566310.html | accessdate = 2007-01-04 ]Friedland was chairman of Galactic Resources which operated
Summitville mine , the site of the United State's worst cyanide release and mine bankruptcy andSuperfund site. This mine closed in 1990 but is still having a strong impact on the region. It is estimated that at least $120 million will be required to clean up the bankrupt Galactic Resources mining site, which has damaged 17 miles of river. The former environmental manager of the facility has been indicted for intentionally dumping lead and cyanide directly into streams. [cite web | title =Summitville Mine | work =Region 8 - Superfund | publisher =U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | url =http://www.epa.gov/region8/sf/sites/co/sville.html | accessdate = 2007-01-04] Friedland currently resides in Singapore.His deals with the Government of Mongolia over the copper mine in the fragile
Gobi environment is opposed by several civil society organisations of Mongolia.References
General references
*cite book
last =McNish
first =Jacquie
authorlink =
title =The Big Score: Robert Friedland, Inco, and the Voisey's Bay Hustle
publisher =Doubleday
date =1998
location =Canada
id = SBN 0385259069Notes
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