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Guinea
Subcontracting exchange strives to expand

For the past three years, the platform has been putting mining operators and service companies in touch with each other. It now faces an uphill battle to achieve its ambitions for growth and diversification. [...]

Published on 14.04.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Mining

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Alpha Conde
Alufer Mining
Ashapura Minechem
Bernard Gomou
BSTP
Djibril Sano
Dynamic Mining
Guinea Alumina Corp
Halimatou Kaba
Hummingbird Resources
Ibrahima Abe Diallo
Kouroussa Gold Mine
Macky Coulibaly
Mohamed Beavogui
Moussa Magassouba
Rio Tinto
Simfer
World Bank

Guinea
Indian firms make bauxite headway

The Indian firm Ashapura is ready to mine one of its bauxite deposits in Guinea, at a time when several of its compatriots are entering the country to begin exploration of the same ore, which is in great demand by Indian industrialists.

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2022

Guinea
Rio Tinto focuses on local content and ESG for Simandou

In the ongoing negotiations over the Simandou iron ore project, Conakry is primarily focused on infrastructure for the mine. One company developing the deposit, Rio Tinto, is however pushing to make progress on other fronts.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 04.07.2022

Guinea
AGB2A's battle to produce bauxite

Chinese-Guinean consortium AGB2A has to overcome many obstacles to extract and produce bauxite in Boffa prefecture. A recent conflict between stakeholders is not helping matters.

Subscribers only Mining 18.04.2022

In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

The current leaders in Conakry are throwing themselves into a race to regain control of illegally acquired public assets, targeting political opponents, businesses and multinationals alike. State agencies are pushing each other out of the way to get ahold of the seized assets.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 04.04.2022

Ownership of the Fria Base building in Conakry (located on the map) is claimed by the Agence nationale d'aménagement des infrastructures minières (Anaim).

Guinea
New A-team takes over Mount Nimba iron ore project from disputed Sable Mining

Nimba Development Co has obtained the mining rights on a Guinean iron ore permit previously held by Sable Mining, which was accused of irregular practices in 2016. Several Guinean mining experts are on the Nimba board and management, among them the former head of the Simandou iron ore project and the former managing director of GAC, who is also the daughter of Guinea's transition prime minister.

Subscribers only Mining 22.03.2022

Guinea
Put on notice by Doumbouya, Rio Tinto negotiates next move in Simandou iron

The Conakry authorities' order to the Simandou operators to suspend all activity on the ground until the details of the project's progress have been clarified comes as Rio Tinto is in the process of recruiting and conducting studies on the Guinean iron ore project.

Subscribers only Mining 18.03.2022

Guinea
Junta leader Doumbouya forms government but retains tight control of mining sector

Having arrived in power after staging a coup against Alpha Condé, Mamady Doumbouya has now put the finishing touches to his government. But the mining portfolio, the most important in the country, has been divested of some its key prerogatives, ensuring that the junta leader remains in firm control of the engine room of the Guinean economy.

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2021

Guinea
Ailing Alufer puts on a brave face at Bel Air

The British firm's financial straits may be too dire to restart production at its bauxite mine, but that hasn't stopped its management drawing up a contingency plan of attack.

Subscribers only Mining 02.09.2021

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Djibril Sano
Dynamic Mining
Guinea Alumina Corp
Halimatou Kaba
Hummingbird Resources
Ibrahima Abe Diallo
Kouroussa Gold Mine
Macky Coulibaly
Mohamed Beavogui
Moussa Magassouba
Rio Tinto
Simfer
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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Guinea
Subcontracting exchange strives to expand

Guinea
Indian firms make bauxite headway

Guinea
Rio Tinto focuses on local content and ESG for Simandou

Guinea
AGB2A's battle to produce bauxite

In Focus | Guinea
State agencies hungry for new public real estate assets

Guinea
New A-team takes over Mount Nimba iron ore project from disputed Sable Mining

Guinea
Put on notice by Doumbouya, Rio Tinto negotiates next move in Simandou iron

Guinea
Junta leader Doumbouya forms government but retains tight control of mining sector

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Ailing Alufer puts on a brave face at Bel Air