Simandou is a 110-kilometre-long (68 mi) range of hills located in the Nzérékoré and Kankan regions of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region. At the southern end of the range the site of a large iron ore deposit is currently being developed.

The Simandou mountain range lies in the south-east of the Republic of Guinea, over a surface area more than 100km. Its subsoils contain the world class Ore Reserve of high-grade iron ore, estimated at around 1.5 billion tonnes 1 .

The Simandou mine is a large iron ore mine which is tied to one of the biggest mining corruptions in modern history. [1] The mine is located in the Simandou mountain range of southern Guinea's Nzérékoré Region.

Simandou is the world’s largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit. The Simfer joint venture’s 2 mine concession held an estimated Total Mineral Resource as at 31 December 2022 of 2.8 billion tonnes, of which Rio Tinto is today reporting the conversion of an estimated 1.5 billion tonnes to Ore Reserves that support a mine life of 26 years ...

6 days ago · Simandou, the world's largest known undeveloped reserve of high-grade iron ore, is strategically important to China, which aims to diversify its suppliers from Australia and Brazil, that together ...

Feb 4, 2025 · The Simandou project is divided into four blocks, with blocks 1 and 2 controlled by Winning Consortium Simandou, backed by Chinese companies including China Baowu Steel Group. Rio Tinto Plc and ...

The Simandou Project is a mining project of global importance, comprising: An open-pit iron mine in the Simandou mountain range in south-eastern Guinea, approximately 600 km from the Guinean coast, with an estimated potential capacity of up to 100 million tonnes per year, located east of the town of Kérouané.

Jan 8, 2024 · Set to be the world’s largest and highest grade new iron ore mine, the project will add around 5% to global seaborne supply when it comes on line. It is a partnership...

SimFer S.A. holds the exploration and mining rights to blocks 3 and 4 of the Simandou mountain range, which contains some of the highest-grade iron ore in the world.

Nov 4, 2024 · China’s largest steelmaker, Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel), expects to complete infrastructure construction and produce the first iron ore at the Simandou deposit in Guinea by the end of 2025. The company announced this during a briefing on its third quarter results.