Guinea to Develop Simandou Iron Ore Reserves with Chinese Support

Guinea’s Simandou mountains hold one of the largest untapped iron ore deposits in the world with more than 1.8 billion tons of estimated reserves, and iron content exceeding 65.5 percent. After almost a quarter-century of delays, attributed to lack of infrastructure and political issues, the riches of Simandou are on the verge of being harvested.