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Poor export infrastructure holds back bauxite growth

The Telimele bauxite project that lies a few kilometres from the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee’s concession in western Guinea is due to begin producing at some point next year. Guinean national Soriba Camara, managing director of the operating company, [...] (403 words)

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Emirati GAC's bauxite output goals resting on railway upgrades

Rusal pulls brakes on Conakry Express project

AFD seeks to promote greater passenger use of Conakry Express

Research chair funded by Orano, Eramet and Imerys to focus on bauxite

Government wants shared iron ore railway management

Soguipami boss champions Natixis' growing foothold in Conakry

Rusal puts Laguipres contract back on drawing board to secure rail

Former prime minister Mamady Youla starts afresh in consulting

CBG, GAC, Dynamic and Soguipami, the first to try new marketplace

Monaco Resources rewrites bauxite plans to head into logistics

Who really controls the country's bauxite?

GAC bauxite back on track at last

Will Guinean Brain Touch be the next local firm to extract bauxite?

William Morrell joins Cupric Canyon to develop copper sales

Namibian entrepreneur Andrew Ipinge makes progress on Sewafe diamonds

Boubacar Labbo Sow, from GAC's bauxite to gemstones

Bauxite hobnobs to meet in Paris on November 16-17

With one foot in bauxite, Ashapura places the other in diamonds

Ashapura pays court to the government to secure Boffa bauxite

Ansoumane Kaba bets the ranch on Boke bauxite Free

Guinea Mines Symposium : Tehran plans strong push on bauxite

South African mining engineering giants set to compete for contracts

Government rep in Boke does his best to soothe bauxite producers

Pothier poised to develop Kindia and Dubreka bauxite

Societe Miniere de Boke almost okay with government

Camara takes on additional bauxite project

World Bank puts up $350,000 for EITI

Societe des Bauxites de Guinee lands a concession

SMB invests $250 million to boost exports at Conde’s behest

SBG's request for concession lands on president's desk

CBG/IFC: Carine Gracia in front line in dealing with communities

Conde’s new government puts partial sale of CBG back in play

Bauxite: Doubt over where the government's stake in Boke will land

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Li Junjie prepares the ground for Boke's bauxite mine

World Bank helps with Conakry corridor

CBG to pay more for infrastructure

Russians worried about infrastructure at Boke

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