Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

Spotlight

GUINEA

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana manouvres to steal minister’s thunder

With mining companies increasingly reducing their footprint in Guinea - Rio Tinto plans to lay off dozens of local workers over the coming six weeks - the man in charge of investment on the president’s staff, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, has [...] (535 words)

Issue dated 17/05/2016 Reading time 3 minutes

Read this article here:

Mining

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)
Log in to read more

Subscribe to
Africa Intelligence
or
Pay-Per-Article

E-wallet
starting from 50USD

Subscribe or Pay-Per-Article

Discover our offers

Not reader yet?
Create an account to access our FREE SECTION

A free issue

A selection of articles

New editions' summaries

Keyword notifications to follow people or topics of interest to you

A free issue and a selection of free articles

Summaries and email notifications

Receive free prompts for these topics

GUINEA
Abdoulaye Magassouba
Alpha Conde
AngloGold Ashanti
Beny Steinmetz Group Resources
Boureme Conde
Fadi Wazni
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Kalil Kaba
Lansana Conte
Mamadi Youla
Maturin Bangoura
Mohamed Alpha Conde
Mohamed Diane
Mohamed Fofana
Rio Tinto
Rusal
SEMAFO
Vladislav Soloviev

Talks with government hamper SPIC's bauxite beginning

China's SPIC International & Development (Guinea) Co has not been able to start bauxite production trials on its Coliah site. [...]

GUINEA 04/12/2020

Once cause for Beny Steinmetz's undoing, mining title review is back on the cards

The Guinea government has decided to review all existing mining contracts in the country to detect - and flush out - any tax exemption inconsistences. Its previous review cost Beny Steinmetz's company its rights to the Simandou iron ore mine. [...]

GUINEA 02/09/2020

Newcomer Sycamore applies for Kiniero gold mine production permit

Cypriot company Sycamore Mining applied in early August for a production permit for the Kiniero gold mine. [...]

GUINEA 24/03/2020

Simandou: Auguste Debouzy advises SMB in its talks with Conakry

Société minière de Boké (SMB) has enlisted the services of [...]

GUINEA 10/12/2019

Calls for pollution sanctions on RusAl's processing plant

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

GUINEA 03/09/2019

Conakry not happy for history to repeat at Simandou

Hoping that the bidding round launched in July for blocks [...]

GUINEA 04/06/2019

Rusal brings loose-tongued ambassador Alexander Bregadze back to Conakry

The man announced on May 24 by Russian mining group [...]

GUINEA 19/02/2019

Oresearch ready for gold action with Convertible Resources

The management at drilling specialist Oresearch Drilling are also active on the northeast Guinean gold exploration project Doko. [...]

GUINEA CHINA 19/09/2018

Yunnan Investment Group closes in on Boke plant

China's Yunnan Investment Group is well placed to secure the [...]

GUINEA 05/09/2018

Exclusive: the murky currency flows at the Central Bank

The Guinean authorities have uncovered a system for exploiting the Central Bank's dollar reserves to private ends. An investigation. [...]

GUINEA 24/07/2018

Boke prefect and governor see local content realities for themselves

After coming under attack from Guinean President Alpha Conde for their lack of response to the Boke populations' demands and [...]

GUINEA 26/06/2018

Government tags along to RusAl's lead

Showing just how important RusAl's mining project is for the Guinean state, by which it has become the first country [...]

GUINEA 30/01/2018

Chinese TBEA's Guinean emissary demands payment

International disputes and arbitration specialist, French lawyer Benoit Le Bars who heads Lazareff Le Bars, is in a tug-of-war with [...]

GUINEA 23/05/2017

Jia Shu Jie poised to secure foothold in Fria bauxite

CEO of China’s Zibo Rundi Aluminium Industry Co, businesswoman Jia Shu Jie was in Guinea at the start of May [...]

GUINEA 09/05/2017

Abdoulaye Magassouba fails to quell crisis in Boke

Despite Guinean minister of mines Abdoulaye Magassouba’s asserted efforts to make mining companies employ local staff, tensions are still rife [...]

GUINEA 25/04/2017

Who is Waratah, the firm stepping up its stakes in local gold?

Ghana-based Waratah Investments seems to be increasingly invested in Guinean gold projects. [...]

Spotlight

GUINEA 25/04/2017

Stampede on bauxite to fuel Chinese refiners

Rocketing Chinese demand for bauxite is transforming Guinea, home to vast reserves of the ore, into an Eldorado. New foreign players are trying to muscle in alongside giants Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG) and Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB), [. [...]

Spotlight

GUINEA 21/03/2017

Is the Banque de developpement de Guinee Malaysia's Trojan horse?

The Banque de Developpement de Guinee (BDG), 75% owned by Asian funds and directed by Malaysians, is racking up precious metals projects in Guinea. The bank's directors also have their own companies in the sector, operating under the protection of [. [...]

GUINEA 24/01/2017

Yemen's HSA Group threatens Conde with court action

Africa Mining Intelligence understands that if no out-of-court agreement is reached by Feb. 12, Atlantic Mining (AM), an affiliate of [...]

GUINEA 24/01/2017

SMB boss heads Chambre des Mines

In mid-January, Frederic Bouzigues, general manager of Guinean bauxite producer [...]

GUINEA 20/12/2016

Steinmetz turns the tables on Rio Tinto in bribery cases

Accused before several courts and arbitration panels of paying off associates of former Guinean president Lansana Conte to win blocks [...]

GUINEA 22/11/2016

Government preaches responsible mining development

While Rio Tinto is suspected of corruption involving the Simandou [...]

GUINEA 08/11/2016

Retired general Camara adds a gold stripe to his uniform

In late October, retired general Farimba Camara founded a firm aiming to explore and produce minerals, Manden Mining. It wasn’t [...]

Breaking news GUINEA 25/10/2016

Conde and top aides fly back to China to negotiate Simandou deal

Just one month after his last trip to China (AMI 376), Guinea president Alpha Conde is to return to Beijing [...]

GUINEA 25/10/2016

A hitch in the showdown between BSGR and Vale

An unexpected twist has occurred in an arbitration that pits two partners in the Simandou iron project against one another. [...]

GUINEA 25/10/2016

When will government get its stake in SMB?

Although Guinea’s mining code gives the government a free 15% [...]

GUINEA 13/09/2016

Guiter Mining shows its stuff at Antwerp

A firm specializing in auctioning off both rough and polished [...]

Spotlight

GUINEA 14/06/2016

The president’s son and his mining industry pals

Mohamed Alpha Conde, the only son and special adviser to president Alpha Conde, has very close ties with a number of prominent mining figures. Known familiarly under his initials "MAC" he also wields a lot of clout in government departments [. [...]

GUINEA 19/01/2016

Abdoulaye Magassouba named new mines minister

A trusted aide of president Alpha Conde whom he advised as head of the Bureau de Suivi et d’Appui de [...]

GUINEA 21/04/2015

Fofana takes a look at mining matters

Guinea’s investment and PPPs minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, is involving himself in the management of mining affairs. He roped a [...]

On our other sites

Intelligence Online 07/12/2016

Australia's ex-PM joins Veracity

Stephen Fox's corporate intelligence firm has managed to nab Australia's former prime minister John Howard. [...]

Receive free prompts for these topics

GUINEA
Abdoulaye Magassouba
Alpha Conde
AngloGold Ashanti
Beny Steinmetz Group Resources
Boureme Conde
Fadi Wazni
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
Kalil Kaba
Lansana Conte
Mamadi Youla
Maturin Bangoura
Mohamed Alpha Conde
Mohamed Diane
Mohamed Fofana
Rio Tinto
Rusal
SEMAFO
Vladislav Soloviev

New: Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

How Tripoli's ritzy 'Green Zone' Palm City rides the storm

TotalEnergies boss Pouyanné's management charms shareholders but frazzles executives

The never-ending battle between Odinga and Ruto to take Kenyatta's place at the State House

Debt diplomacy

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana manouvres to steal minister’s thunder

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50) Log in to read more

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe toAfrica IntelligenceorPay-Per-Article

Subscribe or Pay-Per-Article

Not reader yet?Create an account to access our FREE SECTION

Free Articles

Ex-Shell and Trafigura execs go on East Africa offensive with new Montfort trading firm

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

N'Djamena's forced march to settle its debt

Receive free prompts for these topics

Talks with government hamper SPIC's bauxite beginning

Once cause for Beny Steinmetz's undoing, mining title review is back on the cards

Newcomer Sycamore applies for Kiniero gold mine production permit

Simandou: Auguste Debouzy advises SMB in its talks with Conakry

Calls for pollution sanctions on RusAl's processing plant

Conakry not happy for history to repeat at Simandou

Rusal brings loose-tongued ambassador Alexander Bregadze back to Conakry

Oresearch ready for gold action with Convertible Resources

Yunnan Investment Group closes in on Boke plant

Exclusive: the murky currency flows at the Central Bank

Boke prefect and governor see local content realities for themselves

Government tags along to RusAl's lead

Chinese TBEA's Guinean emissary demands payment

Jia Shu Jie poised to secure foothold in Fria bauxite

Abdoulaye Magassouba fails to quell crisis in Boke

Who is Waratah, the firm stepping up its stakes in local gold?

Stampede on bauxite to fuel Chinese refiners

Is the Banque de developpement de Guinee Malaysia's Trojan horse?

Yemen's HSA Group threatens Conde with court action

SMB boss heads Chambre des Mines

Steinmetz turns the tables on Rio Tinto in bribery cases

Government preaches responsible mining development

Retired general Camara adds a gold stripe to his uniform

Conde and top aides fly back to China to negotiate Simandou deal

A hitch in the showdown between BSGR and Vale

When will government get its stake in SMB?

Guiter Mining shows its stuff at Antwerp

The president’s son and his mining industry pals

Abdoulaye Magassouba named new mines minister

Fofana takes a look at mining matters

Australia's ex-PM joins Veracity

Receive free prompts for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Free services

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes:

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)
Log in to read more

Already have an account?
Log in

Subscribe to
Africa Intelligence
or
Pay-Per-Article

Not reader yet?
Create an account to access our FREE SECTION