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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российской академии наук</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">0869-5873</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">3034-5200</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">The Russian Academy of Sciences</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">659785</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.31857/S0869587324060042</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">FNXXAI</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RUSSIA–AFRICA: SECURITY, TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY AND HUMANITARIAN VALUES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>РОССИЯ–АФРИКА: БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ, ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКИЙ СУВЕРЕНИТЕТ И ГУМАНИТАРНЫЕ ЦЕННОСТИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The wealth of the subsoil of the Republic of Guinea. <italic>In memory of Vladimir Ibrahimovic Mamedov</italic></article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Богатство недр Гвинейской Республики. <italic>Памяти Владимира Ибрагимовича Мамедова</italic></trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Bortnikov</surname><given-names>N. S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бортников</surname><given-names>Николай Стефанович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio><p>академик, научный руководитель </p></bio><email>bns@igem.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Boeva</surname><given-names>N. M.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Боева</surname><given-names>Наталья Михайловна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio><p>доктор геолого-минералогических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник </p></bio><email>boeva@igem.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Volkov</surname><given-names>A. V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Волков</surname><given-names>Александр Владимирович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio><p>член-корреспондент, заведующий лабораторией геологии рудных месторождений </p></bio><email>tma2105@ya.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Galyamov</surname><given-names>A. L.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Галямов</surname><given-names>Андрей Львович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio><p>кандидат геолого-минералогических наук, старший научный сотрудник</p></bio><email>a-galyamov@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Makarova</surname><given-names>M. A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Макарова</surname><given-names>Марина Александровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio><p>научный сотрудник </p></bio><email>frolikovam@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт геологии рудных месторождений, петрографии, минералогии и геохимии РАН</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-09-20" publication-format="electronic"><day>20</day><month>09</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>94</volume><issue>6</issue><fpage>540</fpage><lpage>549</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-02-20"><day>20</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Российская академия наук</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Russian Academy of Sciences</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Российская академия наук</copyright-holder></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.eco-vector.com/0869-5873/article/view/659785">https://journals.eco-vector.com/0869-5873/article/view/659785</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>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.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Гвинейская Республика богата разнообразными минеральными ресурсами. Анализ современных данных показал, что в ближайшем будущем страна сохранит лидирующие позиции в мире по добыче и экспорту бокситов, а также нарастит производство и экспорт глинозёма. Кроме того, Гвинея обладает значительным потенциалом в области разработки крупных и богатых железорудных месторождений, однако развитию данной отрасли препятствуют отсутствие инфраструктуры и нестабильная геополитическая ситуация. Добыча золота успешно ведётся в рудном районе Сигуири, где практически ежегодно открывают перспективные месторождения и вводят в строй новые рудники. Месторождения алмазов Гвинеи – одни из самых известных в Западной Африке и мире в целом. Однако падение мировых цен на алмазы в последние годы привело к торможению разведочных работ, отсутствию крупных открытий и, следовательно, сокращению экспорта.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Guinea</kwd><kwd>mineral resources</kwd><kwd>deposits</kwd><kwd>lateritic weathering crust</kwd><kwd>placers</kwd><kwd>bauxite</kwd><kwd>iron ore</kwd><kwd>gold</kwd><kwd>diamonds</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Гвинея</kwd><kwd>минеральные ресурсы</kwd><kwd>месторождения</kwd><kwd>латеритная кора выветривания</kwd><kwd>россыпи</kwd><kwd>бокситы</kwd><kwd>железная руда</kwd><kwd>золото</kwd><kwd>алмазы</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><award-group><funding-source><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="ru">Правительство РФ</institution></institution-wrap><institution-wrap><institution xml:lang="en">Goverment of the Russian Federation</institution></institution-wrap></funding-source><award-id>№ 124022400142-2</award-id></award-group></funding-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Global Mine Production. 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