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Simandou megaproject kickoff: the actual figures

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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.
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

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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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