A PAY dispute has halted mining operations at the Baowu-led blocks of Guinea’s giant Simandou iron ore project since last week, said Reuters on Wednesday. An estimated 3,000 workers at the mine have downed tools in what is the first strike at the Chinese steelmaker’s joint venture, the newswire added citing a source. Blasting, loading, hauling and dumping stopped on April 28 after workers at the Baowu Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), which ope…
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