Since its launch in 2006, PWYP Guinea has focused on EITI implementation, including disseminating EITI reports aimed at the wider population. It also advocates for national legislation to support transparency in mining contracts and was instrumental in the process that led to the adoption of a new mining code and implementing legislation. The coalition is currently monitoring companies’ fulfilment of legal obligations, promoting revenue allocation back to communities that live alongside mining sites, and assessing the environmental impact of mining.
“The coalition is monitoring companies’ fulfilment of legal obligations, promoting revenue allocation back to communities and assessing the environmental impact of mining”
Member organisations
Association Guinéenne pour la Transparence (AGT)
Centre du Commerce International pour le Développement (CECIDE)
Key resources: bauxite, diamonds, gold, uranium and iron ore
Guinea has more than half the world’s known reserves of bauxite
The International Finance Corporation, Rio Tinto and Chinalco have agreed a $20 billion investment framework in the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, which would be the biggest iron ore and infrastructure project in Africa
Companies operating in Guinea include Anglo-Gold Ashanti, Rio Tinto and SEMAFO