Their number was significantly larger than the team sent to build the cotton textile mill.Footnote 87 While Tamale would headquarter the SGSTs operations, the Soviet specialists resided and operated in numerous cities and towns across the country, particularly in the North.Footnote 88 The Soviets insisted they were going to Ghana to find the minerals which the Imperialists have missed.Footnote 89 Indeed, they had also been particularly interested in doing a deep geological exploration of Ghanas known manganese ore, gold, cement, and salt deposits in addition to Nkrumahs requests.Footnote 90 Historian Siddiqi notes that the Soviets used scientific research as a euphemism for prospecting the natural resources of the locale.Footnote 91 Moreover, as historian Robyn dAvignon argues, such work was predicated on the prior geological knowledge of local African interlocutors and prospectors.Footnote 92 Soloviev, the Soviets geological chief specialist, admitted as much, noting the Soviets would be exploring already known deposits in Yakow-Himakrom Kalimbi, Dokurupe, and Yoyo to find out the expediency of detailed prospecting there.Footnote 93 On May 13, 1962, in Tamale, K
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