Haiti’s Gold Rush: An Ecological Crime in the Making By Dady Chery. NEWS JUNKIE POST. Nov 29, 2012 at 7:21 pm ... For example, in the Philippines, ... (and its wholly-owned subsidiary Delta Societe Miniere S.A.), a U.S. company based in North Carolina, and gold and copper exploitation permits to SOMINE S.A. SOMINE is 66.4 percent owned by ...