The Nimba iron ore deposit holds round 1 billion tonnes of iron ore. The West African country is also host to the famed Simandou project, which Rio Tinto, Vale and billionaire Beny Steinmetz's ...
Spotlight | Guinea Robert Friedland's Nimba iron ore dilemma. The US-Canadian financier bought the vast iron project four …
The Nimba project is in the Guinean Nimba Mountains of south-eastern Guinea, on the borders with Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire. Nimba is a high grade, direct shipping ore (DSO) deposit. Owned by High Power Exploration (HPX), development of the Nimba project will be dependent on securing a viable transport infrastructure solution.
Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of ...
Nimba Development Co plans to produce 10 million tonnes of iron ore per year on its site and to export its production by railway to the Liberian port of Buchanan. …
Despite repeated attempts, management of the Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée (SMFG), the body operating the Nimba iron ore project in southeastern Guinea, has still not been able to talk to ArcelorMittal's people. The latter has failed to respond to requests for a meeting. ArcelorMittal, key to the Nimba project
This worried the Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée (SMFG), which operates the Nimba iron ore project in south-eastern Guinea. It plans to link up with ArcelorMittal's track to export its future production, and it saw the September deal as reducing its scope for negotiation with the firm (AI, 17/11/21 ).
SDN is a Guinean-registered company with rights to develop the iron-ore assets adjacent to, but not intruding into, the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve.
Nimba Iron Ore Project. SMFG's Operations 2003-Now; Current Operations; Health & Safety; Community Relations; Community Support; Nimba Mountains. Nimba Mountains. Nimba Mountains' History & Conservation Status; ... Patricia Moller is a former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, and in recognition of her service, she received …
Following the identification of high-grade haematite in the Liberian Nimba Mountains in the mid-1950s, very close to the borders with Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire, a large, open-pit iron ore mine was constructed starting in 1960 and operated until the early 1990s, when it was abandoned because of the Liberian civil war.
The project is located in the Guinean Nimba Mountains, in south-eastern Guinea, adjacent to the Liberian and Ivoirian borders. It is a Tier 1 deposit containing extremely high grade, low impurity, direct shipping ore and is considered one of the best undeveloped iron ore resources in the world.
Ministers of Mines and Environment Visit the Nimba Iron Ore Project, Guinea. In a significant move highlighting the commitment to sustainable development and collaboration between government bodies and private enterprises, the Minister of Mines and Geology and the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development recently made a joint visit ...
Nimba Iron Ore Project, Guinea. n.d. Click to view [6] UN Mission Report Mount Nimba. May 1993 Click to view [7] UN World Heritage Centre - Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve. 2021 Click to view [8] Foges, R. Flora and Fauna International, Bringing together unlikely partners to protect the Nimba Mountains. 12th …
Nimba Iron Ore Project, Guinea. n.d. [click to view] [6] UN Mission Report Mount Nimba. May 1993 [click to view] [7] UN World Heritage Centre - Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve. 2021 [click to view] [8] Foges, R. Flora and Fauna International, Bringing together unlikely partners to protect the Nimba Mountains. 12th July 2011 [click to ...
Guinea – Sable Mining, the AIM listed iron exploration and development company, has revealed positive results from metallurgical test work conducted at the Plateau 2 area of its 205.2 Mt Nimba iron ore project. Highlights. Detailed mine scheduling shows a life of mine of more than 20 years, and highlighted the ability to sustain …
"Nimba will be the first major iron ore exporter from Guinea," said Guy de Selliers, chairman of the Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée, the entity that owns Nimba, in an interview with the ...
Getting mining under way at Nimba could prove similarly transformative for Guinea. A decade ago Guinea sat in the cusp of joining the major iron ore exporting nations.
MONROVIA – ArcelorMittal Liberia, the world's leading steel and mining company, says it is not threatened by Thursday's announcement by High Power Exploration(HPX) and the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) regarding positive results of its pre- feasibility study for the Nimba Iron Ore Project. HPX is a privately …
Alongside NDC, which has an 85% shareholding, the Government of Guinea holds the remaining 15% in SDN. NDC and the Government of Guinea have agreed to work together to advance the development of the Nimba Iron Ore Project and associated transport infrastructure so as to encourage responsible economic …
The Nimba Iron Ore Project is located in the Guinean Nimba Mountains, in south-eastern Guinea, adjacent to the Liberian and Ivoirian borders. It is a Tier 1 deposit containing extremely high grade, low impurity, direct shipping ore and is considered one of the best undeveloped iron ore resources in the world.
Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of ...
Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production Guinea, which has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, is also one of the countries in which they are the most difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to …
The government has approved a deal for private US company High Power Exploration (HPX) to acquire the 95% interest in the Nimba iron ore deposit held by BHP, Newmont Goldcorp and French nuclear power group Orano (the former Areva).HPX is run by Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland and former Rio Tinto head of exploration …
For the agreement signed on September 5 for Canadian mining magnet Robert Friedland's firm High Power Exploration (HPX) to take over the Nimba iron ore project, the Guinean government sought out the counsel of Asafo & Co.This young law firm was founded by a familiar face in Conakry Pascal Agboyibor.Agboyibor has advised the …
The Nimba Iron Ore Project is located in the Guinean Nimba Mountains, in south-eastern Guinea, adjacent to the Liberian and Ivoirian borders. It is a Tier 1 deposit containing extremely high grade, low impurity, direct shipping ore and is considered one of the best undeveloped iron ore resources in the world. The use of such high-grade ore is an
The proposed Nimba Iron Ore Mine is located in the Nimba Mountains of southeastern Guinea. The Nimba range extends along the borders of Liberia, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire and is part of the Guinean montane forest ecoregion, with lowland evergreen and deciduous forest types as well as gallery forests.
Name of the Project Nimba iron-ore project.. Location Guinean Nimba mountains, in south-eastern Guinea, adjacent to the Liberian and Côte d'Ivoire borders. The proposed mine will be adjacent to ...
The iron ore deposits at Nimba represent a large, high-grade resource and one of the last few known high-quality, undeveloped iron ore deposits in the world that has natural sinter feed fines, able to produce a premium direct …
SMFG's vision is to create a long-term sustainable mining project and develop the Nimba Iron Ore Project for the people of Guinea.
The Nimba iron ore project in Guinea said on Wednesday that a pre-feasibility study confirmed the mine's viability, but it expressed concerns about potential limitations on its railway access to ...
Located in the south-east of Guinea, Nimba is estimated to hold about 1bn tonnes of iron ore, although HPX is only planning to mine about 500m tonnes, which it plans to export through neighbouring ...
According to our information, the Guinean government would like to get Societe des mines de fer de Guinee (SMFG) back up and running. SMFG operates the Nimba iron ore project located in the extreme southeast of the country.Nimba is currently at a standstill (), as SMFG's shareholders, French nuclear firm Areva, Australia's BHP Billiton and …
CONAKRY, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, 20 November 2020 – SMFG is delighted to announce that Mr Kevin McLean, an Australian national, has been named to the role of Director of Operations for the Nimba Iron Ore …