Guinean Coup Casts Doubt On Aluminium Iron Ore Production
Nov 12, 2021 One of the world’s leading global investors in Iron Ore is looking to invest in Liberia in a major way, through the use of the rail linking Yekepa and the Buchanan Port to transport 30 million tons of ore per year from its Nimba Mountain Project in Guinea.For iron ore, Australian and Brazilian producers tend to be at the lower end of the global cost curve (Graph B1). In contrast, Chinese iron ore production tends to be at the higher end, which is likely to reflect higher processing costs due to the lower quality of iron ore mined as well as the high cost of transporting.China to Expedite Simandou Iron Ore Mine Project. April 3, 2021 Mining, News FDI, LVA. aeabc. China is the world’s largest buyer of iron ore with imports of over one billion metric tonnes in 2020. However, almost 60 of the ore is imported from Australia.Previous attempts to create steel projects in Guinea, including half of Simandou and half of Rio Tinto, have failed due to lines of ownership and property. HPX thinks so cost approximately $ 2.8bn Nimba production, plus $ 600m for Liberian railways and ports. If all else is planned, it will begin construction in 2023.