Churchill Mining

Churchill Mining Plc is a mining corporation from London, United Kingdom. Its main activity is coal mining. It is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange since April 2005. David F Quinlivan is the executive chairman of Churchill Mining. ^[1]

The Supreme Court of Indonesia rejected an appeal by Churchill Mining to get compensation for a coal project that the company says was unfairly seized. ^[2] Churchill Mining has a significant thermal coal development project located in the East Kutai Regency of Kalimantan, Indonesia. ^[3] It also is active in Australia. ^[4] The company wants to be active in coal mining in Kutai National Park, which is a major menace to orangutans. ^[5]

Churchill appealed to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, asking $1.3 billion in damages. Indonesia was able to demonstrate that Churchill's licensed were forged, and the ICSID ruled against Churchill. ^[6]

References

1. "DIRECTORS - Churchill Mining PLC". churchillmining.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. "Churchill Mining's $2-billion lawsuit will not be heard by Indonesia's supreme court | MINING.com". mining.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
3. "Churchill Mining to consider international arbitration in Indonesia dispute" (PDF). Proactive Investors. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
4. "News - Churchill Mining PLC". churchillmining.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
5. "Beendete Protestaktion - Die Borneo Orang-Utans brauchen unsere Hilfe - Rettet den Regenwald e.V." regenwald.org. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
6. Translation, Office of Assistant to Deputy Cabinet Secretary for State Documents & (25 March 2019). "Indonesia Wins Legal Dispute at ICSID International Arbitration". Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia.