RE:RE:Imaginary gold bars
For one example, Rio Tinto was taken to court for using bribery to get a licence, since it was impossible to get through the 'legal' channel:
https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-46
Not to mention when "In July 2022, the Guinean Government ordered work to stop at the project to force the shareholders to agree on joint venture (JV) terms."
Btw I have colleagues who were working at a gold mine in Guinea when army trucks drove up and said "The President has ordered us to come and get the gold." You won't find that story on line.
I have nothing against Guinea, but they have not been lucky as concerns their leaders.