Robert Friedland

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Robert Friedland (born 1951) is Deputy Chairman/Director of Ivanhoe Energy and Ivanhoe Mines, Inc.[1][2] 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.[3][4][5]

Friedland was chairman of Galactic Resources which operated Summitville mine, the site of the United State's worst cyanide release and mine bankruptcy and Superfund 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.[6] 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.


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[edit] General references

  • McNish, Jacquie (1998). The Big Score: Robert Friedland, Inco, and the Voisey's Bay Hustle. Canada: Doubleday. SBN 0385259069. 

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  1. ^ Robert Friedland. The 400 Richest Americans (2006). Forbes.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  2. ^ Ivanhoe Energy Inc Information. Company Profiles. Forbes.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  3. ^ Burma. International ยป Asia/Pacific. MiningWatch Canada. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  4. ^ Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. - Home Page. Ivanhoe Mines. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
  5. ^ Barta, Patrick. "Mongolia Is Roiled By Miner's Huge Plans", The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., January 4, 2007, pp. p. A1. Retrieved on 2007-01-04. 
  6. ^ Summitville Mine. Region 8 - Superfund. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.