Africa’s Mining Investment Boom: Can the Continent Become the New El Dorado?
Africa is once again drawing global attention as a potential mining investment hotspot, but can…
Contract Worker Fatality Reported at Rio Tinto’s Simandou Iron Ore Project in Guinea
A contract worker has died following an incident at the SimFer mine within the Simandou…
High-grade Iron Ore in Guinea draws U.S. investment, Emerging as strategic rival to China’s $24bn Simandou project
An aerial view of the Simandou mine, one of the world’s largest high-grade iron ore…
Voltalia and IFC Launch Strategic Push to Decarbonise African Mining Power
By Bradley Riviera French renewables developer Voltalia and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed…
West Africa’s Offshore Revival: Exploration Accelerates from Angola to the Gulf of Guinea
Offshore exploration across West Africa is entering a dynamic new phase, with international operators ramping…
Guinean workers fearful of mass job losses after mining permits cancelled
The fate of Guinea’s mining workers hangs in the balance, with fears growing over widespread…
Contract worker dies in Rio Tinto mine in Guinea
Simandou iron ore project. (Image courtesy of Rio Tinto Simandou) A contract worker died following an…
Major mining project closes in Guinea
Believed to be the largest in the world, the Simandou iron-ore development also involves construction…