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The second largest importer of iron ore is Japan with 99 million mt. Together, the five largest importing countries account for 88% of the market. Seaborne iron ore trade in 2020 increased by 4.5%, up 68 million mt, to 1.547 billion mt. Global production of iron ore pellets in 2020 decreased to 524 million mt, down 4.5% compared to 2019.
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Simandou holds over two billion tonnes of iron ore reserves and some of the highest grades in the industry (66% - 68% Fe which attracts premium pricing). ( Image courtesy of Rio Tinto Simandou.)
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The high-grade players. According to Champion Iron, Brazil dominates the high-grade market, followed by Canada. Australia, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine and South Africa all produce small quantities of high-grade iron ore, but collectively they produce less than 100 million tonnes — which equates to not much more than half of Fortescue's production.
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Mar 11, 2022Rio Tinto owns a ~45% stake in Blocks 3 and 4 of Simandou, while Aluminum Corp. of China (NYSE: ACH) holds nearly 40% and Guinea's government has 15%; Blocks 1 and 2 are controlled by Chinese ...
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Guinea. Guinea is an important producer of bauxite, diamonds, and gold, with sizeable untapped iron ore reserves. The mining sector contributes significantly to government revenues, mainly through corporate income tax and mineral royalties. As of 2021, Guinea holds a "satisfactory" grade in the Resource Governance Index.
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Mar 11, 2022Simandou, in Guinea's remote south-eastern corner, is the largest known deposit of its kind, holding more than 2-billion tonnes of high-grade ore, but legal disputes and the cost of building ...
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Secondly, the iron ore reserves and grade of Guinea are among the highest in the world, with large iron ore reserves, high grade and easy mining, including a considerable amount of rich iron ore with a grade as high as 56-72%.
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In a 2015 review completed by the United States Geological Survey, the Nimba deposit, which is located in the Forestière region of south-eastern Guinea, is estimated to comprise around a billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore containing very low levels of impurities.
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Sep 18, 2020Both the CEO and the iron ore division head will be leaving the Australian mining giant. Their exits could turn the tide of the company's Guinea-based project. On 11 September, the chairman of the Anglo-Australian mining giant announced the imminent departure of the group's chief executive, Jean-Sébastien Jacques.
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Sep 15, 2021Simandou has over 2 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore. Making it one of the largest, high-grade iron ore deposits in the world. When this mine comes alive (~2025), it'd be game changing.
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The Iron Ore Pellets Market growth at a CAGR of 3.90% & expected USD85.22 billion by 2029. It is categorized as source, grade, technology, pelletizing process, balling technology, application and industry.
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Dubbed the Simandou mine, the massive site in Guinea is one of the largest, highest grade iron ore deposits in the world - having estimated reserves of 2.4 billion tonnes of the stuff beneath ...
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May 9, 2022In 1985, the second Guinean franc replaced the syli at par. Guinea's economy is fueled by a rich reserve of minerals, gold, high-grade iron ore, and diamonds. 1 Additionally, it boasts the world's...
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Mar 28, 2022Simandou is among the largest undeveloped high grade iron ore deposits in the world. (Credit: Bishnu Sarangi from Pixabay) Guinea's ruling junta, Rio Tinto, and a Chinese-backed consortium have reached an agreement to resume the development activities at the Simandou iron ore deposit in the West African country.
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The consortium of the Societe Miniere de Boke and Winning Shipping (SMB-Winning) offered $14bn to win a tender to develop part of Guinea 's Simandou iron ore project, edging out Australia 's...
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Sep 18, 2021Guinea is a poor country of approximately 12.9 million people in 2016 that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves, as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and ...
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Jan 5, 2022Description: Guinea has some of the biggest unexploited iron ore deposits in the world in its south eastern corner, difficult to bring into production, principally because of the absence of infrastructures to evacuate the ore, political instability, and maneuvers from big global mining companies.
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Sep 6, 2021IRON ORE Guinea is home to the world's largest reserves of iron ore but years of legal wrangling and alleged corruption over the largest project Simandou, have left the minerals untapped. Simandou...
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The iron ore industry is enjoying an unprecedented period of growth at present, fuelled by the burgeoning demand for iron ore in Asia, particularly China. In response to this growth, the theme of Iron Ore 2005 was Meeting the Challenge', which is being achieved by extracting more from existing resources, processes and equipment, and developing new ore resources and mines. The Conference ...
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Feb 14, 2021Tang also noted that Chinese steel firms were using more low-grade ore, like India's, as part of an effort to lower costs. Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than ...
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Oct 8, 2020The future of iron-ore mining is at stake | Business ... comes with 2bn tonnes of some of the world's highest-grade iron ore—and a ton of trouble. ... Adding to the drama, SMB-Winning, Guinea ...
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Guinea's economy is dominated by bauxite, with minor production of diamonds and gold, which together account for about 90% of the country's foreign exchange earnings. Large resources of high-grade iron ore also exist, but their development remains uncertain owning to lack of infrastructure, costs, and regional difficulties.
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Apr 29, 2021Simandou deposits have been estimated at 2.4bn tonnes of high-grade ore, with much of it earmarked for Chinese consumption. Simandou iron ore exports will potentially work out at 68 capesize...
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Jun 24, 2022An estimated 8.6 billion metric tons of iron ore are buried in Guinea's Simandou mountains, enough to build all of China's airports, skyscrapers, cargo ships, and weapons for seven years....
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The Nimba iron ore project has a maiden JORC reserve of 53.96 Mt at a grade of 61.6% iron and a JORC resource of 205.2 Mt at a grade of 57.8% iron. The preliminary feasibility study (PFS), undertaken by Xstract Mining Consultants in March 2014 confirmed the commercial viability of Nimba producing a product mix of 50% lump : 35% fine : 15% LG ...
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Feb 25, 2019Development of Simandou - one of the world's biggest iron deposits, containing billions of tonnes of high-grade ore - has been hindered by years of legal wrangling as well as the enormous cost of...
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Sep 5, 2021Currently, the company mines about 0.5 mtpa. The company is believed to have paid stamp duty of ₹110 crore and performance guarantee of about ₹50 crore for the Gonua mine, sources said. With iron...
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Each half of the deposit is estimated to contain approximately two billion tonnes of recoverable high-quality iron ore reserves grading 66%-68% Fe. Simandou North and Simandou South ownership details The two northern blocks (blocks 1 and 2) are owned by SMB-Winning Consortium (90%) and the Government of Guinea (10%).
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The Simandou iron ore project is located in eastern Guinea, approximately 600km from the Guinean coast and 400km from the Liberian coast. Image courtesy of Rio Tinto. The Simandou iron ore mine is located in southeast Guinea, Africa. First production from the mine is expected in 2015. The mine has a projected life of at least 30 years.
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Mar 11, 2022CONAKRY, March 11 (Reuters) - Guinea's ruling junta has ordered the cessation of all activities at the massive Simandou iron ore deposit owned by Rio Tinto and a Chinese-backed consortium, saying...
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Guinea also possesses over four billion tons of untapped high-grade iron ore, significant gold and diamond reserves, undetermined amounts of uranium, as well as prospective off-shore oil reserves. Most of the country's bauxite is exported by Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG) via a designated port in Kamsar.
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Niron Metal Plc. of Sir Mick Davies recently signed an MOU with the George Weah led Government which could unlock Guinea iron ore Niron Metal Plc is seeking to ship 10 million ton of iron ore from it Zogota Concession in Guinea, they intend to use the existing rail and port that is currently serving ArcelorMittal.
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Apr 18, 2022Most recently, it ordered foreign companies to construct local bauxite refineries and in March suspended operations at Simandou, the country's largest iron ore deposit. Chinese companies have vast...
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Nov 12, 2021One of the world's leading global investors in Iron Ore is looking to invest in Liberia in a major way, through the use of the rail linking Yekepa and the Buchanan Port to transport 30 million tons of ore per year from its Nimba Mountain Project in Guinea.
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Jul 1, 2021Over the last month, the consensus earnings estimate for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, has increased 17.1% from $4.09 per share to $4.79 per share; there have been six upward revisions ...
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Sep 18, 2021Economy - overview: Guinea is a poor country of approximately 12.9 million people in 2016 that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves, as well as gold and diamonds.
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Guinea has some of the world's largest high-grade bauxite and iron ore reserves, but has been largely unable to benefit from its mineral resources, due to sustained instability, political risks and lack of infrastructure. The government instability has increased markedly since the failed coup in 2011 and continues to be the
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The Simandou iron ore deposit located in the Simandou mountain range in south-eastern Guinea is believed to be the world's biggest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit. It is also one of the most easily extractable iron ore deposits in the world.Despite its discovery in 2002, the massive ore body has remained dormant due to prolonged legal ...
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Guinea is one of the global leading producers of bauxite. Estimates place the bauxite reserves of Guinea at a whopping 25 billion metric tons. This amount of reserve equates to almost half of the total bauxite reserve in the world. Aside from bauxite, Guinea is blessed with massive high-grade iron ore reserves that total at least 4 billion tons.
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Jul 4, 2022At two billion tonnes in iron ore reserves and some of the highest grades in the industry (66% - 68% Fe, which attracts premium pricing), Simandou is one of the most easily exploitable iron ore...
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