Ivory Coast
Robert Friedland and GSOL expand in nickel

Nickel de l'Ouest de la Côte d'Ivoire, a company owned by individuals close to Beny Steinmetz, is planning to develop a new nickel mine in Ivory Coast. Other players are increasingly interested in the country's potential for the metal considered strategic for energy transition. [...]
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Guinea, Liberia
Guinea and Liberia iron ore rail projects suffer setbacks

Guinean president Mamady Doumbouya has ordered a review of the rail and port infrastructure plans associated with the Simandou iron ore project, thereby delaying the start of the railway's construction. Liberia is also taking another look at plans for ArcelorMittal's rail line to transport ore through its territory.

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Guinea
Niron Metals still facing murky future on Beny Steinmetz's former Zogota iron ore project

On top of a state coup, the departure of its majority shareholder Sir Mick Davis and intrinsic logistical issues on its Zogota iron ore project, Niron Metals is facing yet another major hurdle: its rights to the site only covered a feasibility assessment which even that, it is struggling to finish.

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