In September 2009, Newmont Ghana sent the following statements in support of its proposed Akyem gold mine project to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. These statements are in response to actions by NGOs Wassa Communities Affected by Mining (WACAM), FoodFirst Information & Action Network (FIAN) and others in opposition to the project on grounds including environmental impacts and loss of land without adequate compensation...Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited WACAM and FIAN to respond...Includes links to: • Communiqué by Akyem community to UN Commissioner for Human Rights • Newmont statement on crop compensation • Response by WACAM • Response by FIAN International • Newmont's rejoinder