2018
DOI: 10.17351/ests2018.210
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Shelf Projects: The Political Life of Exploration Geology in Senegal

Abstract: Since the early 2000s, southeastern Senegal has emerged as a premier gold exploration and mining frontier. At present, the Sabodala gold mine, owned by the Canadian company Teranga Gold, is the only operational gold mine and mill in Senegal. But two more open-pit gold operations are scheduled to open this year, and several other companies have announced discoveries of industrial-scale deposits. By documenting the shifting ownership and exploration of the Sabodala deposit, this article draws attention to how th… Show more

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“…Drawing on Tsing, Lydon describes a resource frontier as both a 'transactional space' linking people and resources and as a focal point for analysing how activities in that space may generate wealth and revitalisation as well as destruction, exploitation and in-justice (Lydon, 2015). When presented as a mode of 'discovery ' (d'Avignon, 2018) or when coupled with the commodification of previously shared or untitled land, production along resource frontiers has This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted following peer review for publication in Environmental Values 28(6): 641-663 [2019]. The publisher-authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.3197/096327119X15579936382482 been characterised by conflict, disruption and disregard for regulatory authorities (Nugent, 2003).…”
Section: Resource Frontiers and The Undergroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Drawing on Tsing, Lydon describes a resource frontier as both a 'transactional space' linking people and resources and as a focal point for analysing how activities in that space may generate wealth and revitalisation as well as destruction, exploitation and in-justice (Lydon, 2015). When presented as a mode of 'discovery ' (d'Avignon, 2018) or when coupled with the commodification of previously shared or untitled land, production along resource frontiers has This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted following peer review for publication in Environmental Values 28(6): 641-663 [2019]. The publisher-authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.3197/096327119X15579936382482 been characterised by conflict, disruption and disregard for regulatory authorities (Nugent, 2003).…”
Section: Resource Frontiers and The Undergroundmentioning
confidence: 99%