Guinea: the First Iron Ore Shipments From the Simandou Mine to China

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China has just taken a major strategic step in its supply of raw materials: the first shipments of iron ore from the mega-project Simandou, in Guinea, have begun to be shipped to its ports. After twenty years of delay, this deposit, considered one of the richest in the world, is finally entering production. A new one that could defeat the maps of the world iron market and strengthen long-term Chinese influence in West Africa.