Initially the commercial exploitation started in June 2003, by Carnegie in joint equal venture with Astron Limited. The mining license concerned the mineral sands deposits (ilmenite, rutile and zircon) located near the towns of Batukunku, Kartung and Sanyang. The heavy metals were exported to China. The zircon concentrate was processed on Hainan Island (China) by Astron Advanced Materials Ltd. (AAM) (a subsidiary of Astron Limited). Only the sand, as a byproduct of the operation was sold in The Gambia. By the early 2008, the government of the previous President Yahya Jammeh had given a 24 hours ultimatum to Carnegie to communicate on its activities: what they are mining, the quantities, and the actual international price of tonnage exported (1). The Carnegie´s representatives claimed the company´s adherence to the country´s legal processes. Yet the government revoked the mining license in February 2008 by alleging that the multinational was commercially exploiting minerals outside of the mining license (2). Carnegie S.A. brought the case before international justice, at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The international jurisdiction ruled in favor of the mining multinational, fixing the damages for breach of the mining license to US$18,658,358 (adding also interests, arbitration costs and legal costs). ICSID requested to The Gambia a total of US$24 million to pay to Astron Corporation Limited. By the time ICSID had ruled in favor of Carnegie, Carnegie had been incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Astron, between 2015 and early 2016. By mid-November 2015 the Gambian government was looking for annulling the decision. Only after the departure of the President Yahya Jammeh numerous scandals of corruption blown up. The conditions of Carnegie´s revoked mining license are being elucidated. An inquiry commission was set up by the new government in order to investigate the financial uncertainties of the former government. According to officials from the Geology Department, testifying at the inquiry commission, the former government was willing to mine where Carnegie was mining. According to Mr. Jawo´s testimony, Gamico and Alhamdulillah Petroleum Mineral Company (APAM) submitted their license applications when the Geology Department received letters and orders from the Presidential Office to stop Carnegie from operating. Gamico started exploiting the sites before the departure of Carnegie S.A. and before being granted a permit. It has been documented that Gamico used Carnegie´s left behind equipment. Their license was issued by the former President in August 2015. Both Gamico and APAM were allowed to commercially exploit the mining sites through presidential orders. APAM did never registered its business. Gamico was closely linked to the presidential circles and APAM was owned by the very same President himself! (3) Thus all the mining operations after the departure of Carnegie were illegal since both companies had no official exploitation license. The two companies were exporting the heavy metals to China.