▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 3 th - larg est ▁producer . ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁gold ▁mines ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Guinea ; ▁the ▁estimated ▁production ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁ 1 5 , 6 9 5 ▁kil og rams . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁largest ▁gold ▁mines ▁is ▁the ▁Le fa ▁mine ▁in ▁the ▁Far an ah ▁Region . ▁The ▁Kal ia ▁Mine ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Bell zone ▁M ining . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁government ▁rev oked ▁the ▁Rio ▁T into ▁lic ence ▁for ▁the ▁Sim and ou ▁mine , ▁award ing ▁it ▁instead ▁to ▁B S GR , ▁a ▁company ▁associated ▁with ▁Ben y ▁Stein met z . ▁After ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁President ▁Al pha ▁Cond é ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁investig ations ▁were ▁launched ▁into ▁several ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁cor ruption ▁within ▁the ▁min ing ▁industry ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Guinea ▁ex prop ri ated ▁B S GR ' s ▁rights ▁to ▁mine ▁at ▁Sim and ou . ▁But ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Rio ▁T into ▁came ▁under ▁fire ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁cor ruption , ▁involving ▁a ▁$ 1 0 . 5 ▁million ▁b ri be ▁paid ▁to ▁an ▁a ide ▁and ▁close ▁ad visor ▁of ▁President ▁Cond é ▁to ▁influence ▁him ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Sim and ou ▁lic ence ▁back ▁to