Gabriel Resources
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Gabriel Resources Ltd. is a multi-national mining firm based in Toronto
. Gabriel is currently engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania, with its primary focus on the development of its 80% owned controversial Rosia Montana gold project."
The company was founded in 1995 by Romanian-Australian entrepreneur Frank Timiş
, who has attracted controversy due to two convictions in Australia in the early 1990s for possession of heroin with intent to supply as well as allegations of other unsavory business-related activities. Timiş no longer has anything to do with the company's board (being just the private holder of 81,3% of the shares), nor has had anything to do with Gabriel Resources for several years.
Gabriel, through a joint venture with the Romanian government, holds an 80% interest in a planned mining project in Roşia Montană
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The Rosia Montana mining project is the subject of numerous documentaries, including Mine Your Own Business
, a film financed almost entirely by Gabriel Resources.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Gabriel is currently engaged in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania, with its primary focus on the development of its 80% owned controversial Rosia Montana gold project."
The company was founded in 1995 by Romanian-Australian entrepreneur Frank Timiş
Frank Timis
Frank Timiş is a Romanian-Australian businessman living in London, with interests in mining and oil extraction industries. The Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth at £162m , making him the 497th richest person in Britain...
, who has attracted controversy due to two convictions in Australia in the early 1990s for possession of heroin with intent to supply as well as allegations of other unsavory business-related activities. Timiş no longer has anything to do with the company's board (being just the private holder of 81,3% of the shares), nor has had anything to do with Gabriel Resources for several years.
Gabriel, through a joint venture with the Romanian government, holds an 80% interest in a planned mining project in Roşia Montană
Rosia Montana
Roșia Montană is a commune of Alba County in the Apuseni Mountains of western Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the Valea Roșiei, through which the Roșia River flows...
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The Rosia Montana mining project is the subject of numerous documentaries, including Mine Your Own Business
Mine Your Own Business
Mine Your Own Business is a documentary directed and produced by Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney in 2006 about the Roșia Montană mining project. The film asserts that environmentalists' opposition to the mine is unsympathetic to the needs and desires of the locals, prevents industrial progress,...
, a film financed almost entirely by Gabriel Resources.
External links
- Official website
- Canadian Cyanide
- Miningwatch.ca article
- Mine Your Own Business official website
- "Report from Rosia" A blog by Gheorghe Luchian, a villager in Roşia Montană, site of Gabriel Resource's proposed gold mine.