Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A handout photo of local workers sitting on a rail support column along the Simandou rail corridor (Reuters) - A routine night ...

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Ships are switching from bauxite to carrying the higher-priced, high-grade raw material as a seasonal deadline looms Shipping services in Guinea are being upended as the West African country ramps up ...

CONAKRY, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Work on Guinea's massive Simandou iron ore mine and infrastructure project is set to restart in March, Guinea's military junta said in a Jan. 30 statement seen by Reuters on ...

CONAKRY, Guinea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto and the Simfer 1 joint venture (Simfer) reached an important milestone today by concluding key agreements with the Republic of Guinea and Winning Consortium ...

Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) has stockpiled 2 million metric tons of high-grade iron ore at its giant Simandou project in Guinea for an inaugural shipment in mid-November, which is expected to head to China, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world’s largest mining project will begin production by the end of the year following decades of delays, Guinea’s mining ...

Exports from Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project surged in May, six months after the first shipment to China, marking a milestone in the ramp-up of the high-grade mine that has the potential to reshape ...

Rio Tinto and Chalco, a subsidiary of State-owned Aluminium Corporation, of China, hold a 50.35% and 44.65% interest respectively in the project. The remaining five per cent is held by the ...