The effects of zircon mining in Senegal: the case of Grandes Cotes Operations
In 2014, after 3 years of planning and construction, the mining company Grande Côte Opérations, also known as GCO, was finally ready to start its new project: extracting zircon out of the Senegalese northwest coastline. With this project came many sacrifices and compromises deemed necessary, but also promises of compensation and revenues for the local […]
