It is considered very controversial, because it is located between the two parts of the Lucifer Dékou-Dékou Biological Reserve, and is sometimes less than 500 metres from the perimeter of the wilderness area.

[2] The Paul-Isnard mining concessions, which include the “Montagne d'Or” site, are located in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, in the French overseas department of Guyana.

They are located south of the town of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, to which they are linked by a 120 km forest track, passing through the Apatou Crossroads.

During the formation of the Transamazonian mountain range, these rocks were folded to form synclines separated by a set of granites of sodium composition, the central complex of TTG tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite, dated between 2.15 and 2.12 billion years ago.

The companies plan to extract gold by the use of open-pit mining techniques, using a closed-circuit cyanidation process to recover the metal.

[5] In April 2021, the National assembly is considering reform of the mining code as part of the effort to mitigate against climate change, with the government seeking to be able to take legislative measures by ordinance.