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Has China's steel giant Baowu locked its sights on Simandou iron ore?

Following suit from Chinalco, another Chinese group - China Baowu Steel Group - seems to be interested in taking a [...]

Subscribers only Mining Running story - Iron ore in Guinea 24.12.2019

Dynamic swaps ex-Alufer boss with ex-GAC chief to run the show

After British national Danny Keating stepped down as managing director of Dynamic Mining to develop other mining projects in Africa [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Will Unesco approve of iron ore mining at Mount Nimba?

In 2020, Unesco should assess what impact Robert Friedland and Aboubacar Sampil's iron ore projects could have on the Mount Nimba nature reserve that was inscribed on the world heritage list in 1981.

Subscribers only Mining Running story - Iron ore in Guinea 24.12.2019

SMB sets up branch to lead Simandou project

To develop blocks 1 and 2 of the Guinea iron [...]

Subscribers only Mining Running story - Iron ore in Guinea 24.12.2019

Former Vale mining experts branch out into consulting

Geologists Félix Niankoye Balamou and Cécé Césaire Haba created Global [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Days after taking up his new job as head of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Following the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali on 25 November, Paris is bringing forward plans, under consideration since September, to downsize its operations.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.12.2019

Simandou: Rio Tinto and Chinalco meet their new neighbour

Ahead of their trip to Conakry on December 4 to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

After the storm, AngloGold hires community relations experts

Société Anglogold Ashanti de Guinée (SAG), the Guinean arm of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Alufer assesses impact of Labé bauxite project

After launching bauxite production at its west Guinean mine Bel [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Rebar producer Odhav adds bauxite to portfolio

The Indian rebar manufacturer Odhav Multi Industries submitted an application [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Dynamic receives $10 million for bauxite from AFC

The Africa Finance Corp (AFC) has helped Dynamic Mining step [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 10.12.2019

Calls for pollution sanctions on RusAl's processing plant

Following its on-site inspection the Friguia alumina plant in the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

With the promised Saudi contribution of €100 million to the G5 Sahel still not having materialised, France is now courting Riyadh's enemy Qatar.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.12.2019

IMF brings hidden debts into open

The nine heads of state invited to Dakar by the new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva have received a private, but stern lecture on abusing state guarantees.

Free access Politics 04.12.2019

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

The French bank has shortlisted two candidates to take over its subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina and Guinea, but one of the two firms is not to the liking of a wary Guinean government.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

The secretary-general at the Malian president's office with rank of [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2019

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Made official on 21 November, the sale of the majority [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Six months after the liquidation of the Nantes-based construction project [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

Spotlight
How Sycamore landed the Kiniero gold contract

Sycamore Mining made its début on the Guinean mining scene this month after taking over the Kiniero gold mine that the Conakry government has been trying to get back on its feet since 2014. The newcomer may not have many [.

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

Alpha Condé picks Putin over Friedland's mines

When invited to visit the Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi mining projects developed by Ivanhoe Mines in the DRC and its Platreef [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

Damaged conveyor forces CBG to curb its bauxite ambitions

The transhipment equipment that carried Compagnie des bauxites de Guinée's production from its plant to its export vessels has been damaged, putting a damper on the whole production line.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 26.11.2019

Simandou: Frank Maas to find neutral ground in BSGR vs. Vale match

To settle their differences over certain aspects of the US lawsuit in which they are pitted against each other, the two firms have called in a neutral arbitrator.

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

Simandou: SMB, first on the list and one of the first to be informed

The Guinean ministry of mines promptly informed Société minière de [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

On 14 November, Vincent Le Guennou, one of the two co-directors of the private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

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