The Simandou mountain range lies in the south-east of the Republic of Guinea, over a surface area more than 100km. Its subsoils contain the world class Ore Reserve of high-grade iron ore, estimated at around 1.5 billion tonnes 1 .

Simandou is a 110-kilometre-long (68 mi) range of hills located in the Nzérékoré and Kankan regions of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region. At the southern end of the range the site of a large iron ore deposit is currently being developed.

5 days ago · Le projet Simandou comprend quatre composantes majeures : les mines, le chemin de fer multi-usagers de plus de 650 km, le port minéralier et commercial multi-services, ainsi que l’aciérie. La réussite de ce projet est le fruit de la volonté politique du Président Mamadi Doumbouya, qui a su rassembler de grandes entreprises mondiales ...

Sep 23, 2024 · Guinea Rio Tinto hammers out Simandou final deal details with Conakry. The Anglo-Australian giant's negotiating team is in the home straight of its talks with Guinean authorities and with WCS, the other consortium on the Simandou iron deposit.

The Simandou mine is a large iron ore mine which is tied to one of the biggest mining corruptions in modern history. [1] The mine is located in the Simandou mountain range of southern Guinea's Nzérékoré Region.

Nov 4, 2024 · (Ecofin Agency) - In 2021, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya led a coup that brought him to power in Guinea. One of his main goals is the Simandou project, which has been stalled for decades but is set to begin production next year. The Simandou project could deliver its first iron by the end of 2025.

Aug 7, 2024 · The US$15bn Simandou project (“Simandou”), the largest greenfield integrated mine and infrastructure investment in Africa to date, on which Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has been advising the Republic of Guinea (“Guinea”), has now completed, including the required Guinean and Chinese regulatory approvals.

Apr 9, 2024 · The Guinea government announced on Tuesday that shareholders involved in Simandou have signed $15 billion in financing agreements for the iron ore project.

Jul 16, 2024 · Rio Tinto (ASX, LON: RIO) said on Tuesday it has all necessary regulatory approvals to resume construction at its vast Simandou iron ore asset, the world’s biggest mining project, which it is...

6 days ago · After almost three decades of false starts, the massive Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea is on track to deliver a significant breakthrough this year to its Chinese investors and...