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Guinea
Chinese firms at the helm as Simandou project gets off the ground

Three giants from the rail and port sectors are in charge of most of the iron ore extraction infrastructure, which is due to come on stream on 11 November, in the presence of President Mamadi Doumbouya. [...]

Published on 27/10/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Announced with great fanfare on 11 November, transportation and exports of iron by the Compagnie du Transguinéen and the two consortia led by Baowu and Rio Tinto respectively have in fact only just begun.

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Aerial view of the 650km plus railway line connecting Simandou to the port of Morebaya, in the Nzérékoré region of Guinea, on 4 November 2025.

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