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Guinea

A country, region, department or municipality. Every geographic claim on the hub hangs off one.

TypeJurisdiction / administrative areaRelationships28Claims held28Checked2026-08First held2026-08
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Corroborated5Single source21Contested2
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Guinea
Where sources disagree

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gold flows toSources namedEITI Guinea 2018 reconciliation report

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gold flows toSwitzerlandJurisdiction / administrative areaContested
As reportedClaimantdestination-reportedIndicatorreported-importMirror ofa:flows-to:jurisdiction-guinea:jurisdiction-switzerland:third-party-estimate-2018Period2018 (relationship ended March 2022)UnitkgValue5318
Evidence

Sources disagree. The hub publishes each claim with its own source and forms no combined answer.

SourceEITI Guinea 2018 reconciliation reportOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-07

gold flows toSources namedEITI Guinea 2018 reconciliation report

The source rates this claim contested. The hub holds one side of it: no second claim on the same point has been landed.

gold flows toSwitzerlandJurisdiction / administrative areaContested
As reportedClaimantthird-party-estimateIndicatorexportMirror ofa:flows-to:jurisdiction-guinea:jurisdiction-switzerland:destination-reported-2018-relationship-ended-march-2022Period2018UnitkgValue1706
Evidence

Sources disagree. The hub publishes each claim with its own source and forms no combined answer.

SourceEITI Guinea 2018 reconciliation reportOrigingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-07

Relationships

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Geography8

location ofKouroussaMine site / workingsCorroborated
As reported
Evidence

Two or more independent sources state this.

  • LocatorGuinea / KouroussaDocumentrecord:planetgold-located-sites · externalLinkwww.planetgold.org/

SourceplanetGOLDOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-20

location ofMandianaMine site / workingsCorroborated
As reported
Evidence

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceplanetGOLDOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-20

location ofSiguiriMine site / workingsCorroborated
As reported
Evidence

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceplanetGOLDOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-20

location ofSMM — Société des Mines de MandianaProducer organisationCorroborated
As reportedPrecisioncountry of incorporation and operations, country level
Evidence (2)

Two or more independent sources state this.

SourceTwo independent Moroccan business-press sources. The Guinean mining-contracts portal contrats.mines.gov.gn, which carries a 2016 SMM/Avocet/Managem contract annex, FAILED WITH AN SSL HANDSHAKE ERROR and was not retried in another form.Origingold-hubObserved2026-09Asserted2026-09-11

location ofKouroussaMine site / workingsSingle source
Historical · 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorSourcing data; code humre: xmn-kouroussa; selections [["GN", 2024, "lsm"]]Documentsource-document:swiss-precious-metals-transparency-platform-public-sourcing-data · externalLinkpm-transparency.swiss/en/sourcing-data QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceSwiss Precious Metals Transparency Platform (ASMP member reporting)Origingold-hubObserved2026-09-11Asserted2026-09-11

location ofMandianaMine site / workingsSingle source
Historical · 2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • LocatorSourcing data; code socit: xmn-mandi; selections [["GN", 2024, "lsm"]]Documentsource-document:swiss-precious-metals-transparency-platform-public-sourcing-data · externalLinkpm-transparency.swiss/en/sourcing-data QuoteHeld, display gated pending the permissions review.

SourceSwiss Precious Metals Transparency Platform (ASMP member reporting)Origingold-hubObserved2026-09-11Asserted2026-09-11

Chain of custody1

suppliesRand Refinery (Pty) LtdRefinery / smelterSingle source
As reportedDetermination basiscountry-of-origin as stated in the source organisation's own responsible-sourcing disclosure
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

Sourcebullionstar.comOrigingold-hubAsserted2026-08-22

Events and evidence6

site ofNational financial inclusion strategy validatedIncidentSingle source
As reported · 2026-07-02 → end not established
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • Locatorplanetgold-africa / Guinea / National financial inclusion strategy validatedDocumentrecord:planetgold-africa · externalLinkwww.planetgold.org/

SourceplanetGOLDOrigingold-hubObserved2026-07-02Asserted2026-08-29

site ofValidation workshop for the formalization-support guideIncidentSingle source
As reported · 2026-05-25 → end not established
Evidence

One source states this, and it is labelled as one source.

  • Locatorplanetgold-africa / Guinea / Validation workshop for the formalization-support guideDocumentrecord:planetgold-africa · externalLinkwww.planetgold.org/

SourceplanetGOLDOrigingold-hubObserved2026-05-25Asserted2026-08-29

Sequence
  1. 2014-10site of · Guinea signed and ratified the Minamata Convention on MercuryStart
  2. 2024-01-01gold flows to · SwitzerlandStart
  3. 2024-01-01location of · KouroussaStart
  4. 2024-01-01location of · MandianaStart
  5. 2024-12-31gold flows to · SwitzerlandHistorical
  6. 2024-12-31location of · KouroussaHistorical
  7. 2024-12-31location of · MandianaHistorical
  8. 2025-06-25site of · National workshop on regulatory texts, Conakry (article published 2025-07-11)Start
  9. 2026-05-25site of · Validation workshop for the formalization-support guideStart
  10. 2026-06-02site of · "Mining the Connections" 2026 conference (article published 2026-06-17)Start
  11. 2026-07-02site of · National financial inclusion strategy validatedStart
  12. 2026-07-03site of · Guinea reaches a new formalization milestone in the ASM sectorStart
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