Simandou Iron Ore
High-grade iron ore development integrating a mine with roughly 600 km of new railway and a deepwater port, transforming Guinea's logistics base.
Key data
- Location
- Simandou Range, Southeastern Guinea
- Stage
- Construction
- Status
- Mine, trans-Guinean railway and port under development
- Capacity
- High-grade iron ore; see operator disclosures
- CAPEX
- Pending verification
- Timeline
- To be verified
- Owner
- Rio Tinto
- Partners
- Pending verification
- Commodities
- Iron Ore
- Value chain
- Iron ore to steel
Related commodities
Related news
SimFer begins staged commissioning of Morebaya port for Simandou
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Simandou corridor: rail and port works define the critical path
Guinea's iron ore ambition is bounded less by orebody quality than by the trans-Guinean railway and port commissioning sequence.
Guinea presses for domestic alumina refining
Policy signalling continues to favour in-country value addition over raw bauxite export, with power supply the decisive constraint.
Related intelligence
- Rio Tinto
Simandou iron ore project
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Verified
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