Introduction-A political Economic History of Guinea -- Framing Guinea: Mineral Extraction, Rent, and Stability -- Politics and Bauxite Mining Under Sekou Touré (1958-1984) -- Politics of Bauxite Mining Under Conte's regime (1984- 2008) -- A case study of the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee...

In the mining sector, government revenue depends on mineral products being priced and measured accurately. This can be especially complex for semi-processed minerals such as bauxite, which is ultimately used in the aluminum value chain. The schedule presented in this report applies the mineral...

This book summarizes the exploration history and provides a framework for assessing the economic potential of the country’s minerals by defining minimal deposit parameters for the various commodities present. Suriname was explored extensively for mineral occurrences in the course of the...