This paper compares and contrasts the economic situation in Tanzania during the resurgence of gold and diamond production after 1999, with the situation that is now emerging as the country begins to exploit very large resources of natural gas mainly from the Indian Ocean. The mining boom after...

The article discusses the opportunities and prospects for the development of offshore methane hydrates in Eastern Siberia along the coast of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Conducted by the authors preliminary cost estimate for the construction and operation of underwater complex collection of...

This paper extends UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2016/79, which examined the economic situation in Tanzania during the resurgence of gold and diamond production after 1999, with the situation that emerged as the country began to exploit its very large resources of natural gas mainly from the Indian...