The mining company, which develops an iron ore project in Simand in Guinea, stopped work after a death accident, as a result of which three foreign workers were killed.
This is already a second stop at the Simanda mine, associated with a fatal outcome, in less than two months. At the end of August, Rio Tinto (ASX: Rio) and its Chinalco partner suspended work on their site in the southern part of the ridge after the death of a contract worker.
as a result of the incident in the WCS working area, the total number of those killed in Simanda since November 2023 reached 14.
Simanda - the world The undeveloped deposit of high -quality iron ore, the reserves of which are estimated at 2.4 billion tons. The field is divided into four blocks. WCS controls the northern half, and Rio Tinto and the Chinese state company Chinalco.
It is expected that after the commissioning of Simanda will become the world's largest mining ore mining, which produces 120 million tons of high -quality ore annually. The first mining of ore on the controlled Rio Tinto territory is scheduled for November. The deposit contains an ore with iron content of about 65%, which is valued for its efficiency in steel production and low environmental impact.
Rio Tinto first received the rights to reconnaiss the Simanda deposit in 1997. Since then, the works have been repeatedly inhibited due to political instability, including two coups, the change of four chapters of states and three presidential elections.
a larger project includes the construction of a 600-kilometer railway and a new deep-sea port on the Atlantic coast of Guinea. Rio Tinto will operate one of two mines providing infrastructure. Syanda remains a flagship project for Guinea.
