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Mines minister not invited to latest Simandou meeting

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“Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production”
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Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore. Société Minière de Boké, which has the rights to the northern part of the Simandou project, still believes in its project, however, and this could serve to encourage its neighbours in the southern part, Rio Tinto and Chinalco. Two other nearby iron ore bodies have also attracted the leading figures of the international mining sector, Nimba and Zogota. All this seems to be attracting new investors to adjoining exploration permits.
Guinean Minister of Mines, Moussa Magassouba, did not attend the last meeting on 17 June with the investors in the major iron mining proejct in Simandou. [...] (177 words)
Issue dated 30/06/2022
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Guinea's Minister of Mines Moussa Magassouba in front of a portrait of President Mamadi Doumbouya. © Twitter/Ministry of Mines and Geology of Guinea
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GUINEA Mining 17/06/2022

Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector 

Moussa Magassouba, appointed head of the Guinean Ministry of Mines and Geology after the September 2021 coup, coordinates the beating heart of Guinean economy. However, he has been subject to frequent criticism from both civil society organisations and members of the government.

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