Guinea President Mamady Doumbouya has banned exports of unprocessed gold ore and
ordered all gold to be refined domestically before shipment. Under the new
policy, gold must be processed at a newly built facility in the capital Conakry
and may be exported only as refined ingots. Operators who continue to export raw
ore face license suspension and termination of mining agreements. Officials say
the measure is intended to boost local gold-processing capacity and support the
domestic economy.
