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Bauxite shunts iron ore off top post

Once seen as one of the potential sources on which to build Guinea's development, iron ore exploration has now all but dwindled to a standstill. Mining giants BHP Billiton and Areva want to sell their project, as secondary actors look [...] (583 words)

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Odhav steps up the hunt for iron around Simandou

India's Odhav group hopes to strike a new bonanza on the edges of Simandou

CDM Chine summoned by Ministry of Mines to explain failure to pay its bauxite dues to state

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President Conde's protégé Sampil goes all out on hydrocarbons

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Robert Friedland wants to power up Mount Nimba iron ore

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Yunnan Investment Group closes in on Boke plant

Ex-CBG MD, Kemoko Toure, backs Aboubacar Sampil's bauxite goals

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Minister concerned for populations living near Ashapura bauxite

Conakry wants to reboot Nimba iron ore

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Talks between Chalco and Eurasian Resources hit a snag

Soguipami takes a hand at trading

Former Rio Tinto exec Ismael Diakite advises SMB

Ashapura secures foothold in Houda bauxite

ALSF sets Conakry on right course for negotiating Simandou

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Last ditch efforts in Beijing to save Simandou

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