Nimba opens second corridor to produce 10 million tonnes
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Financial Afrik
Illustrative image · Umar Yakubu · Pexels · Licence PexelsNimba Mining Company signed an agreement in Kamsar on 4 November giving it access to a second logistics corridor to Dapilon, supporting bauxite production of 10 million tonnes by the end of 2026. The 56-kilometre mining road is intended to diversify ore shipments and reduce dependence on the rail corridor, according to Financial Afrik.
Nimba Mining Company (NMC) is targeting bauxite production of 10 million tonnes by 31 December 2026 after gaining access to a second logistics corridor in Guinea. The agreement signed on 4 November in Kamsar with the National Agency for the Development of Mining Infrastructure (ANAIM) allows the company to use the Multi-user Mining Road, according to Financial Afrik.
The 56-kilometre road links the southern part of the Tinguilinta concession to port facilities at Dapilon. NMC plans to reach 9 million tonnes by the end of November before increasing production to 10 million tonnes in December, its managing director Patrice L’Huillier said. Access to Dapilon will diversify the evacuation of the ore, which until now has been organised notably through the rail corridor linking the mine to the port of Kamsar.
The step follows NMC's membership of the Dapilon pooling agreement, announced on 4 November. The company, established in 2025 and presented as being wholly owned by Guinean capital, operates the Tinguilinta deposit and port facilities in Kamsar. The 10-million-tonne threshold concerns extracted bauxite and does not necessarily correspond to the volume actually exported, according to Financial Afrik.
