Bauxite

Boasting one of the world's largest reserves of bauxite, the main source of aluminium, Guinea has become one of the leading global producers of the mineral. Its West African neighbours - Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Mali - as well as Cameroon, Tanzania and other countries across the continent have begun to move in to the bauxite market.

Guinea
Conakry plans airport upgrades for iron ore investors

To help reboot Guinea's iron ore industry, the government will be rehabilitating the aerodrome where its promotors' teams transit, N'Zérékoré.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 12.11.2019

Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
AfDB digs deep to help mineral ports

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is currently hiring a team [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 12.11.2019

Guinea
Monaco Resources takes charge of bauxite business on Fatala River

A subsidiary of the Monegasque group has signed a deal with Conakry to control all barges carrying bauxite on the river.

Free access Infrastructure, Mining 29.10.2019

Guinea
Chinese firms dominate industrial mineral extraction

Rather than resorting to local firms, state-owned Chinese companies in Guinea are increasingly seeking permits to mine the raw materials used in construction.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 28.10.2019

Guinea
SMB or Fortescue? Taskforce in place to award Simandou iron ore

The Guinean government has picked out a team to decide which of the two offers submitted on October 4 for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Guinea-Bissau
Renewed verve for Buba bauxite evacuation port project

Bissau is at last making headway on its Buba port project, which should make it easier to evacuate bauxite from the country and encourage miners to explore its mineral wealth.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 15.10.2019

Guinea
Ghanaian BCM opens up shop in West African neighbour

Ghanaian mining subcontractor BCM Group registered two subsidiaries, BCM services [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Guinea
Chalco irons out last details ahead of Boffa production launch

With plans to start bauxite extraction on its Guinean Boffa [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

In Focus | Africa
Monaco Resources, the principality's mysterious African trading company

In less than 10 years, an enigmatic Monaco company, Monaco Resources, has established itself in all sectors of the African economy - from mines and agri-business to port logistics and trading. Its rapid but uncharted success has been financed by borrowing on European bond markets.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 07.10.2019

Spotlight | Guinea
Operators from near and far interested in BSGR's former Simandou blocks

Other than a set of international mining giants, the bidding round launched by the Guinean government in July for the blocks formerly owned by Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR) on the Simandou iron ore deposit has caught the attention of [.