The wealth of the subsoil of the Republic of Guinea. In memory of Vladimir Ibrahimovic Mamedov
- Authors: Bortnikov N.S.1, Boeva N.M.1, Volkov A.V.1, Galyamov A.L.1, Makarova M.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 94, No 6 (2024)
- Pages: 540-549
- Section: RUSSIA–AFRICA: SECURITY, TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMANITARIAN VALUES
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0869-5873/article/view/264060
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0869587324060042
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/FNXXAI
- ID: 264060
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Abstract
The Republic of Guinea has outstanding mineral resources. An analysis of current data has shown that in the near future this country will maintain its leading position in the world in the extraction and export of bauxite, as well as increase the production and export of alumina. Guinea has significant potential to develop large and rich iron ore deposits, but the development of this industry is hampered by the lack of infrastructure and an unstable geopolitical situation. Gold mining is successfully developing in the Siguiri ore region, where new promising deposits are discovered almost every year and new mines are put into operation. Guinea’s diamond deposits are among the most famous in West Africa and the world as a whole. However, the fall in global diamond prices in recent years has led to a slowdown in exploration, a lack of major discoveries and, consequently, a reduction in exports.
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N. S. Bortnikov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: bns@igem.ru
академик, научный руководитель
Russian Federation, MoscowN. M. Boeva
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: boeva@igem.ru
доктор геолого-минералогических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник
Russian Federation, MoscowA. V. Volkov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: tma2105@ya.ru
член-корреспондент, заведующий лабораторией геологии рудных месторождений
Russian Federation, MoscowA. L. Galyamov
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: a-galyamov@yandex.ru
кандидат геолого-минералогических наук, старший научный сотрудник
Russian Federation, MoscowM. A. Makarova
Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: frolikovam@gmail.com
научный сотрудник
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