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Article: Guinea : Guinea's major mining operations.
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- November 11, 2009
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Byline: sanjayV03
A reported minerals deal between Guinea and a Hong Kong based investment fund, though unconfirmed, would risk undermining international sanctions against the West African country's military junta, diplomats say.
Guinea's vast mineral resources have attracted major international mining firms, and the West African country is the world's No. 1 supplier of aluminium ore bauxite.
Here are details of some of the country's major mining operations and planned developments.
BAUXITE:
-- Guinea boasts around a third of all known reserves of bauxite, the ...