Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée prepares for life after mining
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Guinee7
At the opening of the Simandou Mining Summit on 11 November on Kassa island, Karifa Condé, managing director of the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, set out the company’s ambitions; the company is the event’s founding sponsor. He prioritised expanding activities, building a refinery and anticipating the end of mining operations, according to Guinee7.
Karifa Condé, managing director of the Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG), presented the company’s diversification projects on 11 November at the Simandou Mining Summit, notably an alumina refinery and preparations for life after mining. The CBG thus intends to continue its activity in a Guinean sector where new mining projects are gaining momentum, according to the statements of its managing director at the opening of the summit.
Founded in 1963, the CBG began production in 1973. Karifa Condé linked this long industrial presence to Guinea’s stability and to the country’s respect for the commitments it has made to its partners. The company was among the founding sponsors of the very first edition of the Simandou Mining Summit, held on 11 November on Kassa island.
The alumina refinery project is one of the CBG’s new development areas. The company also intends to adapt its activities to the changing Guinean mining sector and the arrival of new operators.
These remarks follow the announcement, on 11 November, that the CBG will inaugurate its alumina refinery in three years. The Simandou Mining Summit had opened the same day, one year after the launch of the mine, according to the summit announcement.
