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Blue Gold Announces Important Procedural Success in Arbitration Against the Republic of Ghana
NEW YORK, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Gold Limited (Nasdaq: BGL) (“Blue Gold” or the “Company”), a next-generation gold exploration, development and mining company, today provided an update on its arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Ghana, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (“PCA”) under PCA Case No. 2025-21. The $1bn plus arbitration between Blue Gold, Future Global Resources Limited (“FGRL”), and the Government of Ghana commenced on April 2, 2025 pursuant
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