This Baseline Assessment of Development Minerals is a timely study for Fiji. Development Minerals play an oversized role in Fiji’s domestic development, especially in the areas of infrastructure, housing construction, road building, agriculture and disaster reconstruction, as well as supporting a large number of Fijian small and medium-sized domestic enterprises.

At the same time, the study has highlighted important issues adversely impacting the current social, economic, and environmental conditions of Fiji, which if not rectified, have the potential to manifest further and significantly obstruct development in Fiji.