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Simandou megaproject kickoff: the actual figures

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“Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production”
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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. [...]
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.
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. © Luc Gnago/Reuters
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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“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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