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Artisanal Mine Collapse at Kintinian: What Siguiri’s Recurring Landslides Reveal About Guinea’s Unresolved ASM Safety Crisis
EXTRACTION / Mining Mapping The July 7 incident and its series context A serious landslide occurred during the night of July 7, 2026, at the artisanal gold mining site of Wonsonfè located at Bouré Fatoya, a district in the sub-prefecture of Kintinian, in the prefecture of Siguiri. Several overnight artisanal miners were buried under the […]
UMS and Renault Trucks at Ten Years: What 600 Trucks and a Telematic Partnership Reveal About West Africa’s Mining Logistics Maturation
EXTRACTION / Logistics and Infrastructure The partnership and its operational scale For ten years, UMS United Mining Supply, specialist in mining, industrial and oil transport and logistics in West Africa, has relied on Renault Trucks to conduct its operations in particularly demanding environments. Renault Trucks and UMS have built a long-term partnership combining vehicles, services, […]
Sonel Investment’s Guinea Collapse: What the UBA Seizure, the Frankfurt Prosecutor, and the SBG Licence Revocation Reveal About Resource Governance Risk
EXTRACTION / Resources and Sovereignty The July 3 disclosure and the actors involved The former Monaco Resources Group, now renamed Sonel Investments S.A.M., seems to be experiencing its final struggles. United Bank for Africa has instructed bailiffs to seize the equipment of the Société des Bauxites de Guinée, as part of a recovery procedure. The […]
Chalieco Workers Halt Operations at Moribadou Over Working Conditions
Employees of Chalieco, a company operating at Moribadou in the Beyla prefecture, walked off the job on Monday, July 6. The workers say their conditions have become untenable and are demanding higher wages, a clearer job classification system, and access to training. They also say they want treatment comparable to what workers at other firms […]
TransGuinéen and the Race to Build Africa’s Largest Iron Ore Port
Extraction / Logistics & Infrastructure Guinea’s Simandou project is no longer only a mining story. As ore begins moving from the country’s southeastern highlands toward the Atlantic coast, the strategic centre of gravity is shifting to the TransGuinéen corridor and the port infrastructure designed to carry one of Africa’s largest mineral export flows. The TransGuinéen […]
Guinea’s Bauxite Quota Rumours, China’s Import Glut, and the Market Caught Between Two Policy Timelines
EXTRACTION / Resources & Sovereignty The price collapse and its cause Guinea’s bauxite exports surged 25% year-on-year in 2025 to 183 million metric tonnes, flooding the seaborne market with a quantity of ore that far outpaced incremental demand from alumina refiners. Bauxite prices declined approximately 50% over the course of 2025 and into early 2026, […]
Axis International’s $28.9 Billion Claim and Guinea’s Formal Defense: What the ICSID Battle Reveals About the Cost of Resource Nationalism by Decree
EXTRACTION / Resources & Sovereignty The claim and what it covers On December 25, 2025, Axis International Ltd...
Nimba Gold Refinery Set for July Commercial Launch: Reading Guinea’s $30M Bet on Becoming West Africa’s Gold Processing Hub
The Nimba Gold Refinery is on track to begin commercial operations in July 2026, pending final regulatory approvals....
From Kenya to Ghana to Mali: Reading the Continental Wave of Mandatory Local Mineral Processing
Three announcements landed within days of each other at the end of June 2026. Ghana confirmed that, from...
Kangankunde’s Q4 2026 Production Target: What Malawi’s Rare Earth Moment Means for Africa’s Critical Minerals Map
EXTRACTION / Resources & Sovereignty The project and its current state Lindian Resources’ Kangankunde Rare Earths Project in...
Exxaro’s Manganese Rail Push Shows Why Freight Costs Are Becoming a Mining Margin Issue
Exxaro Resources wants to move more of its manganese exports by rail rather than road in South Africa....
Guinea’s Alumina Refinery Pipeline: SPIC, Chalco, and SMB-Winning Target 4.8 Mt of Capacity Against an Unresolved Energy Constraint
Three refineries, one pipeline On June 13, 2026, Guinea launched construction of the Chalco alumina refinery on the...
The World Bank’s Regional DARES: What a $853 Million Distributed Renewables Programme Reveals About the Industrial Access Gap in West and Central Africa
The programme and what it funds On June 22, 2026, the World Bank Group approved a $200 million...
ANAIM’s North-West Corridor Mission: What Infrastructure, Health, and Community Dialogue Reveal About Guinea’s Mining Stabilisation Challenge
EXTRACTION/ Logistics & InfrastructureThe mission and what it coveredOn June 25, 2026, the Director General of ANAIM S.A.,...
Simandou’s Market Impact: What Guinea’s Iron Ore Is Doing to the Global Cost Curve
EXTRACTION / Resources & Sovereignty The price reaction and what it is really pricing When May 2026 export...
SimFer’s Q2 Construction Report: 74%, 78%, and What the Two Numbers Mean for the 60 Mt Target
EXTRACTION / Mining Mapping The construction state of play On June 4, 2026, Rio Tinto released SimFer’s second-quarter...
DRC Ebola Outbreak Puts Coltan and Tin Supply Chains at Risk as M23 Controls Key Mining Sites
Extraction / Resources and Sovereignty Two Crises, One Geography The Ebola outbreak declared in the DRC in May...
Chinese Firms Now Dominate Guinea’s Alumina Expansion: Shifting the Country From Raw Exporter to Refining Hub
Extraction / Resources and Sovereignty Three alumina refinery projects are now simultaneously under construction in Guinea. Chalco, SPIC...
Chalco’s Boffa Refinery: Guinea’s First Overseas Chinese Alumina Plant and What It Signals for the Value Chain
EXTRACTION / Energy & Industry On May 22, 2026, the Republic of Guinea and Chalco Guinea Company signed...
WO’MINES 4th Edition Closes in Conakry: What Four Years of Institutional Momentum Mean for Women in Guinea’s Mining Sector
Extraction / Local Content and ESG The Event The 4th edition of WO’MINES opened and closed this week...
DRC Ebola Outbreak, Coltan, and Tin: What the Ituri Epicentre Means for Critical Mineral Supply Chains
EXTRACTION / Resources & Sovereignty In May 2026, Barrick confirmed to Reuters that it had stepped up Ebola...
Simandou at 2.2 Million Tonnes: Six Months In, the Ramp-Up Curve Is Now Visible
EXTRACTION / Mining Mapping Ship-tracking data from Kpler, reported by Bloomberg on June 3, 2026, confirmed that Simandou’s...