from Forminière instead of through the De Beers as a middleman. The lawsuit was eventually dropped in 1948 due to jurisdictional issues. Forminière and...

but no paved roads and no facilities for travellers. Until 1955, the Forminière company operated a 600 mm railway more or less along the river Kasai,...

since its founding in the early 20th century. The city was founded by Forminière, an American/Belgian mining consortium which discovered diamonds near...

that Forminière and Société minière du Bécéka personnel fostered a "sinister atmosphere" during the tours. Firmin van Bree, the director of Forminière, was...

in the rest of the Congo. The South Kasai government was supported by Forminière, another Belgian mining company, which received concessions from the new...

Sociètè Internationale Forestière et Minière du Congo (Forminière). Americans took 25% to 50% of Forminière shares, with Leopold, the Congo Free State and Belgian...

(BCK) and Forminière, and was to become governor of the Société Générale de Belgique. Van Bree's primary responsibility was with Forminière, a large and...

Tractebel — public utility Union Minière du Haut Katanga — mining company Forminière - lumber and mining The following individuals were governors of the Société...

colonial concession companies, including the diamond and lumber conglomerate Forminière. Meanwhile, Ryan was making fortunes with coal mines, banks, public utilities...

1173 and subsequent resolutions. Mining industry of Angola § Diamonds Forminière "História da ENDIAMA E.P". ENDIAMA - Empresa Nacional de Diamante de Angola...

large sums of money tied up in mines in the area. A Belgian company, Forminière, was the state's principal supporter and received concessions from South...

with Firmin van Bree, in 1945 he was put in charge of diamond sales of Forminière. He organized and represented this sector for 17 years in Great Britain...

colonial companies of the group, including Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, Forminière, BCK (railway), the Compagnie Maritime Belge, and the Banque du Congo...

the Santa Rita Mining Company in New Mexico. He gained employment with Forminière in the Belgian Congo in 1911, directing the exploration, mining and research...

he left the US to prospect for minerals in the Belgian Congo for the Forminière company. Ball discovered the first part of the Congo-Angola diamond field...

Forest and Mining Company (Societe Internationale Forestiere et Miniere — Forminiere), and the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Bas-Congo au Katanga (BCK), (Bas-Congo...

policy for Forminière, a powerful colonial company that was very active in the Kasaï region. His first cousin Jean Jadot was the chairman. Forminière was notable...

4000/espacepolitique.1296, retrieved 2020-08-08 Derksen, Richard (1983), "Forminiere in the Kasai, 1906–1939", African Economic History (12, Business Empires...

company was held by Société Générale de Belgique. From the start of mining, Forminière was responsible for management of the Bakwanga mine, though Bécéka maintained...

May 1907, by Thomas Fortune Ryan and Daniel Guggenheim, founders of the Forminière company to undertake a prospecting operation on the Uele River in the...

be undertaken by Forminière. The Société minière du Kasai, a mining subsidiary, was created in July 1920. Meanwhile, La Forminière had taken over operation...

Kalundu-Uvira-Kamaniola (- Bukavu), 1931–1958, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge. 94 km long. Forminière railway 1923-1955, 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge, 93 km long. Followed...

Haut-Katanga (UMHK), the Société Internationale Forestière et Minière du Congo (Forminière) and the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Bas-Congo au Katanga (BCK). The...

Kasai's secession was supported by Belgian corporate interests, chiefly the Forminière mining company. When South Kasai seceded, ANC troops were already fighting...

Luishia Mine, Katanga. Northrup 1988, p. 83. Derksen, Richard (1983), "Forminière in the Kasai, 1906-1939", African Economic History, 12: 49–65, JSTOR 3601316...

coffee, tea, cocoa, rubber and cattle throughout the Congo. It controlled Forminière, the only diamond producer in the colony, and had a large indirect share...

on 4 December 2010, retrieved 31 March 2021 Derksen, Richard (1983), "Forminière in the Kasai, 1906-1939", African Economic History, 12 (12): 49–65, doi:10...

Organization. In 1949 ADB closed its New York City branch. That same year, Forminière sold its shares in ADB to Société Minière de Bécéka (Sibeka). In 1966...

Date Event Forminière, a lumber and mining company, ceases to operate. SM Sanga Balende, a football club, is founded as Union Sud-Kasaienne in Mbuji-Mayi...

Haut-Katanga (UMHK), the Société Internationale Forestière et Minière du Congo (Forminière) and the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Bas-Congo au Katanga (BCK). The...