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Mick Davis, Beny Steinmetz and associates plan to extract iron in Zogota

Published on 20.10.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

Sir Mick Davis, chairman of the board of Niron Metals, former chief executive and treasurer of the British Conservative Party. © Reuters

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Niron Metals, run by Mick Davis, former Chief Executive of the British Conservative Party and to which Beny Steinmetz is linked, has a clear plan to mine the Guinean Zogota iron ore project, after reaching an agreement on the Simandou blocks.

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Mick Davis, Beny Steinmetz and associates plan to extract iron in Zogota

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