Rio Tinto resumes drilling at Simandou while discussing transport issues with Conakry
Drilling and development work at the Guinean iron ore mine has begun.
27/01/2022 at 17h13, by Africa Business+
Headed by Jakob Stausholm, the management of the Anglo-Australian mining group is continuing negotiations with the authorities to establish “potential mechanisms for collaboration in the development of infrastructure”.
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