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Guinea opens Simandou Mining Summit a year after mine launch

By , based on RFI, Visionguinee and Guinéenews

Guinea opens Simandou Mining Summit a year after mine launchIllustrative image · Karl Gerber · Pexels · Licence Pexels

The Simandou Mining Summit opens in Conakry on 11 November 2026, exactly one year after the launch of the Simandou project, home to the world’s largest iron ore mine in Guinea’s forested region, according to RFI. The summit highlights an ambition that goes beyond mining, with the Simandou 2040 programme and greater openness to investors and international partnerships.

The first Simandou Mining Summit is being held in Conakry on 11 November, one year after the launch of the Simandou project, according to RFI.

The event is part of a broader strategy driven by the Simandou project and the Simandou 2040 programme. Guinea wants to place economic sovereignty, diversification of partnerships and local processing at the heart of its development model.

This approach also reflects Conakry’s desire to make the country a regional power by relying on its mineral resources and their processing locally.

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Baowu Resources publishes an ESG report on Simandou, while Guinea prepares the Simandou Mining Summit and funds Simandou 2040.

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  2. 8 NovBaowu Resources publishes ESG report on Simandou
  3. 7 NovGuinea presents Simandou 2040 with 122 megaprojects and 36 reforms
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