Simandou is a 110-kilometre-long (68 mi) range of hills located in the Nzérékoré and Kankan regions of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region. At the southern end of the range the site of a large iron ore deposit is currently being developed.

The Simandou mountain range lies in the south-east of the Republic of Guinea, over a surface area more than 100km. Its subsoils contain the world class Ore Reserve of high-grade iron ore, estimated at around 1.5 billion tonnes 1 .

The Simandou mine is a large iron ore mine which is tied to one of the biggest mining corruptions in modern history. [1] The mine is located in the Simandou mountain range of southern Guinea's Nzérékoré Region.

22 hours ago · Initial shipments from the Simandou mountain range in southeast Guinea — home to the planet’s largest high-grade iron ore deposits — are due to begin by the first quarter of 2026, Minister of Mines and Geology Bouna Sylla said on the sidelines of the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town. British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and ...

Jan 8, 2024 · Set to be the world’s largest and highest grade new iron ore mine, the project will add around 5% to global seaborne supply when it comes on line. It is a partnership between Rio Tinto,...

An open-pit iron mine in the Simandou mountain range in south-eastern Guinea, approximately 600 km from the Guinean coast, with an estimated potential capacity of up to 100 million tonnes per year, located east of the town of Kérouané.

Jan 9, 2024 · Rio Tinto's Simandou iron ore project in Guinea is finally taking off after almost three decades of holding the licence, government turmoil and coups. The project is expected to include two...

Aug 7, 2024 · The US$15bn Simandou project (“Simandou”), the largest greenfield integrated mine and infrastructure investment in Africa to date, on which Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has been advising the Republic of Guinea (“Guinea”), has now completed, including the required Guinean and Chinese regulatory approvals.

1 day ago · Guinea expects the giant Simandou iron-ore project, which is expected to begin production by December, to achieve maximum output by its second year of operation. The government projects the two ...

SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will provide an update today at its Investor Seminar on the world class Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, which is being progressed in partnership with CIOH, a Chinalco-led consortium, Winning Consortium Simandou 1 (WCS), Baowu and the Republic of Guinea.