Following the closure of BCL Mine in 2016, Norilsk Nickel attempted to open arbitration against BCL Mine in London for the recovery of a US$271 million claim involving the sale of the Russian giant's African assets to the local group. In Gaborone, Norilsk Nickel has a reckless trading suit outstanding against BCL directors and government to the effect that their misgovernance caused the closure of the Mine and the subsequent failure of the US$271 million deal.