In recent mining news, it has been alleged that the CEO of Vietnam-based Sky Mining has fled the country with $35 million USD in investor funds in his possession. Meanwhile, in the US, Tmgcore has acquired a 100-megawatt data center in Dallas, Texas, and local media have reported that Bitmain will open a mining facility in a former aluminium smelter in Rockdale, Texas.

Investors Allege CEO of Vietnamese Mining Company Fled to U.S. With $35 Million

Investors and board members of Ho Chi Minh City-based Sky Mining have expressed fears that the company's chief executive officer, Le Minh Tam, has fled the country and run away with approximately $35 million USD in investors funds.

According to local media, Mr. Tam has not been contactable since Monday, with the exception of an apology note posted to investors on Wednesday via Facebook. Investors reportedly visited the company's main office in Phu Nhuan District to discover "the building closed and the company nameplate removed." Additionally, "all 600 mining machines in the company's factory in the neighboring Dong Nai Province's Bien Hoa Town had been taken away by a group of people claiming to be maintenance workers."

Le Minh Hieu, the deputy chairman of the company, is forming a temporary board to "support investors and calculate the remaining asset[s] of the company," and has accused the CEO of fleeing to the United States. "[The board] has reported this to the police and showed evidence that we are not guilty," said Mr. Hieu.