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Government Geoscience and Exploration in the Economic Development of Western Africa

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Book Reviews, Commodities, Exploration, Mineral Economics, Mineral Policy, Mining

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Today I have uploaded a presentation I gave in May to the Western African Exploration Initiative (WAXI) Stage 2 Outcomes Seminar, entitled: "The Role of Government Geoscience and Minerals Exploration in the Economic Development of West Africa".  The presentation provided context for the excellent geoscience presented later in the seminar. The presentation also makes reference to Paul Collier's two excellent…
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The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier: Clear, concise, informative & evidence-based

- By: John P Sykes
Posted in: Blog, Book Reviews, Exploration, Mineral Economics, Mining

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I'm currently teaching, with Allan Trench, on the International Mining for Development Centre's (IM4DC) Minerals Policy and Economics course. For our sessions we use Prof. Paul Collier's work as a framework for how to develop an economy using mineral resources. I recently posted the review below on Amazon and Goodreads about his book "The Bottom Billion". I thought I'd share it…
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