Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger
| Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger SA | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Société Anonyme |
| founding | 17th August 2007 |
| Seat | Niamey , Niger |
| management | Zada Mahamadou |
| Branch | Mining |
| Website | www.sopamin-sa.com |
| As of June 26, 2013 | |
The Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger (SOPAMIN) is a stock corporation in Niger through which the Nigerien state handles its interests in several mining companies.
history
SOPAMIN is the successor company to the Office National des Ressources Minières (ONAREM). ONAREM was founded on August 26th, 1976 under Head of State Seyni Kountché to promote the search, development and exploitation of all mineral resources in the national territory and to ensure the participation of the state in mining companies. At the beginning this concerned the uranium mining in Arlit and Akouta , later there was the exploitation of other mineral resources such as gold.
President Mamadou Tandja founded SOPAMIN by an ordinance of August 17, 2007, which was modified by another ordinance issued by Head of State Salou Djibo on April 1, 2010.
Corporate structure
SOPAMIN is a Société Anonyme based in Niamey . Its share capital is 1 billion CFA francs . The 100,000 shares of SOPAMIN are owned by three shareholders: 98% is held by the Nigerien state, 1% each by Société Nigérienne du Charbon d'Anou Araren (SONICHAR) and Compagnie Minière et Energétique du Niger (CMEN). The highest executive body is a board of directors with eleven members. The Cabinet of the President of the Republic sends two representatives to the Board of Directors, the Ministry of Mines three representatives and the Prime Minister's Cabinet, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SONICHAR and CMEN each have one representative. In 2012, the Council of Ministers appointed Mahamane Moustapha Barké as General Director of SOPAMIN. Zada Mahamadou succeeded him in 2013.
Holdings
| Companies | proportion of | Other owners (share) |
|---|---|---|
| Société des Mines de l'Aïr (SOMAÏR) | 36.6% | Areva (37.48%), Compagnie Française de Mines et Métaux (25.92%) |
| Compagnie Minière d'Akouta (COMINAK) | 31% | Areva (34%), OURD (25%), ENUSA (10%) |
| Imouraren SA | 33.35% | Areva (43.95%), Électricité de France (12.7%), Korea Electric Power Corporation (10%) |
| Société des Mines d'Azelik (SOMINA) | 33% | China Nuclear International Uranium Corporation (37.2%), ZXJOY (24.8%), Sarisbury (5%) |
| Société des Mines du Liptako (SML) | 20% | Semafo (80%) |
| Compagnie Nationale de Transport des Produits Stratégiques (CNTPS) | 55% | SONIDEP (30%), SONICHAR (15%) |
| Société Nationale des Charbons de l'Azawak (SNCA) | 4.75% | Republic of Niger (38.45%), Semafo (3.48%), SONIDEP (4.75%), NIGELEC (15.82%), SONICHAR (4.75%), Nigerien private individuals (1.11%) |
| Société Nouvelle Cimenterie de Kao | 54% | CIMKAO (20%), Nigerien private individuals (26%) |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 348 .
- ↑ Presentation de la SOPAMIN-SA. Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger, 2013, accessed June 26, 2013 (French).
- ^ Le Conseil d'administration. Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger, 2013, accessed June 26, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Au Conseil des ministres: le gouvernement adopte plusieurs projets de loi et des mesures nominatives. (No longer available online.) Niger Diaspora, January 23, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 26, 2013 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres du vendredi 13 September 2013. (No longer available online.) Présidence de la République du Niger, 13 September 2013, formerly in the original ; Retrieved June 26, 2014 (French). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Les Chiffres de la Sopamin. (No longer available online.) Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger, 2013, archived from the original on May 4, 2013 ; Retrieved June 26, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Uranium in Niger. World Nuclear Association, June 2013, accessed June 26, 2013 .
Coordinates: 13 ° 31 ′ 29 " N , 2 ° 4 ′ 6.9" E