News Headline
In Guinea, an illegal $6b gold ‘bonanza’ threatens endangered chimpanzees
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2021-10-19
On July 19, Australian mining firm Predictive Discovery posted a breathless press release on its website. “Bonanza”-grade gold had been discovered at its Bankan exploration site in a remote part of eastern Guinea. Drilling samples were indicating that the deposits at the site were massive — 3.65 million ounces, the company later estimated, worth more than $6 billion at current market prices.