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With Simandou trains ready to roll, Compagnie du Transguinéen left on the platform

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“Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production”
Guinea

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore. Société Minière de Boké, which has the rights to the northern part of the Simandou project, still believes in its project, however, and this could serve to encourage its neighbours in the southern part, Rio Tinto and Chinalco. Two other nearby iron ore bodies have also attracted the leading figures of the international mining sector, Nimba and Zogota. All this seems to be attracting new investors to adjoining exploration permits. [...]
The railway at the Simfer mining complex in the Simandou mountain range in the Nzerekore region, on 2 September 2025.
The railway at the Simfer mining complex in the Simandou mountain range in the Nzerekore region, on 2 September 2025. © Patrick Meinhardt/AFP
Owned by the Guinean state and two consortiums that will exploit the huge Simandou iron ore deposit, the CGT is far from taking over the management of the mining project's rail and port infrastructure, which is still mainly in the hands of Chinese groups. [...]
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“Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production”
Guinea

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore. Société Minière de Boké, which has the rights to the northern part of the Simandou project, still believes in its project, however, and this could serve to encourage its neighbours in the southern part, Rio Tinto and Chinalco. Two other nearby iron ore bodies have also attracted the leading figures of the international mining sector, Nimba and Zogota. All this seems to be attracting new investors to adjoining exploration permits. [...]

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