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Liberia
Passions run high over future of iron ore industry

In Liberia, everyone is talking about the possibility of the iron ore industry generating billions of dollars in revenues. This hot media topic has motivated civil society and politicians to pressure the goverment into keeping the country's best interests in mind. [...]

Published on 11/02/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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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.

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Conakry and Monrovia set to resume talks on Nimba railway link

After having been suspended since the coup against Alpha Condé in September, talks between the two governments on the transportation of Guinean iron ore through Liberia for export are about to resume.

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Liberia
EU MPs concerned about ArcelorMittal-Monrovia agreement

EU High Representative Josep Borrell was questioned about the agreement signed between ArcelorMittal and the Liberian governement over expanding the Yekepa iron ore mine. The agreement has already been deemed worrisome by the Liberian parliament and companies working near Yekepa.

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Guinea, Liberia
Nimba iron: SMFG still waiting for ArcelorMittal to get on the right track

Having completed the pre-feasibility study for its Nimba iron ore project in Guinea, SMFG has now finalised nearly all aspects for the project's advancement, except for one key issue: the transportation of its future output by train on ArcelorMittal's rail track, which will be needed to get its shipments to buyers.

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Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein irks ArcelorMittal over Nimba's iron

Solway, a firm which steel giant ArcelorMittal accuses of encroaching on its iron ore concessions in Liberia, is headed by Estonian multimillionaire businessman Aleksandr Bronstein, who seems to enjoy the blessings of George Weah's administration.

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Miners ramp up push to export production via Liberia

Miners operating in southeast Guinea are hammering the Conakry authorities with demands to be allowed to evacuate their output via Liberia. The region boasts some of the world's largest deposits of iron ore and battery metals but is landlocked, with [.

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Passions run high over future of iron ore industry

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George Weah determined to end ArcelorMittal rail monopoly

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