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Societe Miniere de Boke

Guinea
Dynamic rejoins race to produce bauxite

After a hiatus caused by a dispute with neighbours, India's Dynamic Mining is set to resume building its bauxite mine and related infrastructure early next year.

Subscribers only Mining 17.12.2021

Guinea
Doumbouya seeks to combine Rio Tinto and Winning rail plans for Simandou

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is trying to assert its interests in the Simandou iron project over those of Winning Consortium, which is reputedly close to the president ousted in a coup in September, Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 15.12.2021

Rolling stock being installed on the Dapilon-Santou railway constructed by Winning Consortium Sandou for transporting bauxite in Guinea.

Guinea
Guinea's mining agency points finger at state power company and army in memo to Doumbouya

In November, Guinea's mining agency ANAIM presented its operations and projects to new president Mamady Doumbouya. MD Lamine Cissé highlighted the money it is losing due to the shortcomings of the public electricity company and the army's demands.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 10.12.2021

Guinea
IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

The International Union for Conservation of Nature will help Guinea's ministry of the environment define a policy to develop the country's key minerals bauxite and gold in a way that respects its biodiversity.

Subscribers only Mining 02.11.2021

Guinea
Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

As it adjusts to post-coup Guinea, the local mining logistics provider UMS, headed by Fadi Wazni, is also facing an arbitration where the firm of French lawyer William Bourdon is representing a client who wants to regain control of a plane both parties are claiming ownership of.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2021

Guinea
Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Despite the coup, the government has taken action to remove a buoy standing in the way of the bauxite miner's plans to evacuate ore from its Guinean site by sea.

Subscribers only Mining 14.09.2021

Guinea
Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

The arrival of a military junta in Conakry opens a new stage, the outcome of which remains uncertain, in the saga of the 2019 agreement between Beny Steinmetz's group and Alpha Condé over the Simandou and Zogota iron ore projects.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 10.09.2021

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Guinean president Alpha Condé.

Spotlight | Guinea
Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

The ousting of President Alpha Condé by Col Mamady Doumbouya has not, as yet, affected the country's mining operations. In company headquarters, mining executives are waiting for the junta's next moves and making plans to manage the transition.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 07.09.2021

Guinea
UMS and ex-partner Laprade in court in June over 'hijacked' plane

Guinean mining logistics giant UMS and Canadian businessman Jean Laprade, who have been fighting for over a year about the ownership of a plane used to transport personnel and goods, are to appear before a Canadian court in June.

Subscribers only Mining 22.03.2021

Guinea
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée again delays its plans to increase production

An ambitious plan to increase Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée's production, which was intended to boost its bauxite exports to 18.5 million tonnes in 2021, has been revised by the company's board.

Subscribers only Mining 19.03.2021

Africa
The eventful new life of Trafigura's ex-Africa director Jean-Pierre Valentini

Since his departure from commodities trading firm Trafigura in 2016, Corsican businessman Jean-Pierre Valentini still has a foot in the business. Valentini is now an independent consultant and is close to oil broker Frédéric Fatien with whom he shares a passion for car racing.

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.2021

Jean-Pierre Valentini as a sports car driver for Dubai team GPX Racing.

Guinea
Simandou iron ore: Winning Consortium clashes with Soguipami over granite

Guinea's state-owned Soguipami mining firm has told the purchaser of Blocks 1 and 2 at Simandou iron ore project to halt the exploitation of granite used to build the site's infrastructure. It claims Winning Consortium hasn't paid the taxes due from this activity, which the firm contests.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 10.03.2021

Guinea
Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Guinean authorities approved the feasibility study to mine bauxite on the Santou II and Houda blocks early January. SMB is currently building a railway to use for export.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 24.02.2021

Guinea
South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Thelo DB, a company chaired by South African businessman Ronnie Ntuli, has been approaching iron ore and bauxite explorers in Guinea to offer rail solutions for their future exports, a sector that has until now been dominated by Chinese giants.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 22.02.2021

Guinea
Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Winning Consortium has chosen the companies which will assess the environmental and social impact of the development of blocks 1 and 2 of the Simandou iron ore project.

Subscribers only Mining 15.02.2021

Spotlight | Guinea, Sierra Leone
With China all over Guinean bauxite and iron ore, investors target Sierra Leone

Congestion around Guinea's mines and fears of political unrest have prompted certain companies to explore neighbouring Sierra Leone, whose resources are as yet largely undeveloped.

Subscribers only Mining 15.01.2021

China, Guinea
iB2's experts in Guinean bauxite move forward with alumina plans in China

With former Areva CEO Anne Lauvergeon as chair of the board, iB2 will soon begin technical studies for the construction of an alumina plant in China's Shanxi province. The French company, managed by Yves Occello, has two founders of the company AMR, which is active in Guinea, on its board.

Free access Mining 08.01.2021

Former Areva CEO Anne Lauvergeon, chairman of iB2.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Societe Miniere de Boke

Guinea
Dynamic rejoins race to produce bauxite

Guinea
Doumbouya seeks to combine Rio Tinto and Winning rail plans for Simandou

Guinea
Guinea's mining agency points finger at state power company and army in memo to Doumbouya

Guinea
IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

Guinea
Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

Guinea
Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Guinea
Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

Spotlight | Guinea
Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

Guinea
UMS and ex-partner Laprade in court in June over 'hijacked' plane

Guinea
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée again delays its plans to increase production

Africa
The eventful new life of Trafigura's ex-Africa director Jean-Pierre Valentini

Guinea
Simandou iron ore: Winning Consortium clashes with Soguipami over granite

Guinea
Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Guinea
South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Guinea
Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Spotlight | Guinea, Sierra Leone
With China all over Guinean bauxite and iron ore, investors target Sierra Leone

China, Guinea
iB2's experts in Guinean bauxite move forward with alumina plans in China

Guinea
Odhav steps up the hunt for iron around Simandou

Spotlight | Guinea
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée revives refinery project

Guinea
Winning Consortium seeks listing to raise capital for Simandou

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Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Societe Miniere de Boke

Guinea Dynamic rejoins race to produce bauxite

Guinea Doumbouya seeks to combine Rio Tinto and Winning rail plans for Simandou

Guinea Guinea's mining agency points finger at state power company and army in memo to Doumbouya

Guinea IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

Guinea Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

Guinea Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Guinea Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

Spotlight | Guinea Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

Guinea UMS and ex-partner Laprade in court in June over 'hijacked' plane

Guinea Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée again delays its plans to increase production

Africa The eventful new life of Trafigura's ex-Africa director Jean-Pierre Valentini

Guinea Simandou iron ore: Winning Consortium clashes with Soguipami over granite

Guinea Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Guinea South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Guinea Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Spotlight | Guinea, Sierra Leone With China all over Guinean bauxite and iron ore, investors target Sierra Leone

China, Guinea iB2's experts in Guinean bauxite move forward with alumina plans in China

Guinea Odhav steps up the hunt for iron around Simandou

Spotlight | Guinea Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée revives refinery project

Guinea Winning Consortium seeks listing to raise capital for Simandou

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Guinea
Dynamic rejoins race to produce bauxite

Guinea
Doumbouya seeks to combine Rio Tinto and Winning rail plans for Simandou

Guinea
Guinea's mining agency points finger at state power company and army in memo to Doumbouya

Guinea
IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

Guinea
Simandou, SMB, William Bourdon... UMS served a full plate

Guinea
Decision made on Dynamic and SMB's buoy of contention

Guinea
Putsch casts more doubt on BSGR-Alpha Condé deal negotiated by Sarkozy

Spotlight | Guinea
Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

Guinea
UMS and ex-partner Laprade in court in June over 'hijacked' plane

Guinea
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée again delays its plans to increase production

Africa
The eventful new life of Trafigura's ex-Africa director Jean-Pierre Valentini

Guinea
Simandou iron ore: Winning Consortium clashes with Soguipami over granite

Guinea
Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Guinea
South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Guinea
Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Spotlight | Guinea, Sierra Leone
With China all over Guinean bauxite and iron ore, investors target Sierra Leone

China, Guinea
iB2's experts in Guinean bauxite move forward with alumina plans in China

Guinea
Odhav steps up the hunt for iron around Simandou

Spotlight | Guinea
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée revives refinery project

Guinea
Winning Consortium seeks listing to raise capital for Simandou