Press release
Rio Tinto Simfer celebrates the nomination of two colleagues to the prestigious WIM 100 2024 cohort
Conakry, Republic of Guinea – Rio Tinto and Simfer are proud to announce that Denise Molmou, Flora Specialist within the Biodiversity team, and Fanta Keita, Communities and Regional Manager within the Communities and Social Performance team, have been honoured as...
Rio Tinto Guinea inaugurates a new health center for the communities in Kérouané
Kérouané, Republic of Guinea – Rio Tinto Guinea has officially inaugurated a new health post to serve the Féréboridou community in the Kérouané prefecture. The new health infrastructure includes a main building for medical care, a reception and triage area,...
SimFer celebrates completion of key railway bridge in Kérouané
Kérouané, Republic of Guinea – Today, SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and China Iron Ore Holdings (CIOH), and its construction partners CR18 celebrated the completion of a key piece of the Simandou railway infrastructure,...
SimFer inaugurates seven elementary schools in the Beyla prefecture
Beyla, Republic of Guinea ─ SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto and Chalco Iron Ore Holdings (CIOH), has announced today the official handover of seven elementary schools, renovated and built to benefit...
SimFer award contract to Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group for the acquisition of Heavy Mobile Equipment
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto and Chalco Iron Ore Holdings (CIOH), hosted a signing ceremony to mark the award of a contracts of over US$110 million...
SimFer orders locomotives from Wabtec for the Simandou project
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ SimFer, a joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto and Chalco Iron Ore Holdings, has today placed an order for locomotives from Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB). The USD$277 million deal...
Aboubacar Koulibaly appointed as Head of Rio Tinto Guinea
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto has appointed Aboubacar Koulibaly as Head of Rio Tinto Guinée, effective from today. Mr. Koulibaly joins the Senior Leadership Team at a key moment as the Simandou project—Africa’s largest mining and related infrastructure...
Rio Tinto SimFer announces successful completion of bridge pilings on Beyla-Kérouané railway spur line
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto SimFer today marks a significant milestone in the development of rail infrastructure for the Simandou project, as it announces successful completion of the bridge piling on the rail spur between Beyla and Kérouané....
Rio Tinto and Club des Amis du Monde are launching a new educational project for women.
Maférinyah, Republic of Guinea - Rio Tinto and the NGO Club des Amis du Monde on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 launched the program titled "Education de la Deuxième Chance pour les Femmes en Guinée." during an official ceremony held in...
Rio Tinto and Enabel sign a memorandum of understanding to support the economic development of Guinea
Conakry, Republic of Guinea - Rio Tinto Guinea and the Belgian development agency Enabel officially signed a memorandum of understanding last week in Conakry. The agreement aims to support their respective initiatives for economic development and the reduction of socio-economic...
Rio Tinto SimFer holds Supplier Days in Beyla to meet future Simandou project partners
Beyla, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto SimFer held its Supplier Days in Beyla on Monday December 4 and Tuesday December 5, to offer local companies the opportunity to meet representatives of its Procurement department as well as those of...
Rio Tinto awards contract to Guinean supplier SOLENE to provide training facility with renewable energy system
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto has engaged the Guinean company SOLENE, a supplier of power solutions, to install a solar energy system at Vocational Training Centre (CFP) in Beyla. The system will combine photovoltaic panels, batteries and generators...
Rio Tinto SimFer is committing GNF 44,5 billion to the construction and renovation of health, education and agri-food infrastructure in Beyla
Conakry, Guinea - Rio Tinto SimFer announced today the launch of 15 local development projects in the Beyla prefecture. The projects focus on the construction and renovation of health, education and agri-food infrastructures in the region. Rio Tinto SimFer will...
Rio Tinto announces vocational training pilot program for 300 women and girls across Guinea
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto launched this week a vocational training program to upskill 300 women and girls across Guinea. These young women and girls, aged between 14 and 34, living in rural areas of Beyla, Nzérékoré, Faranah,...
Rio Tinto awards transport contracts worth over $120m to Guinean suppliers, Africa Transport, AMA and GPC
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto today announces the award of new contracts for freight transport to the Guinean companies, Africa Transport, AMA and GPC. These 3 contracts, together valued at $120m, provide for Rio Tinto SimFer’s road freight...
WCS and Rio Tinto SimFer sign investment agreements for Simandou Trans-Guinean rail and port infrastructure
Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS)1 and Rio Tinto SimFer2 have signed investment agreements in relation to the construction of the Trans-Guinean railway and port infrastructure, marking a further major milestone in the development of the Simandou project. These investment agreements define...
Rio Tinto and CR18 celebrate the launch of construction works on the Beyla-Kérouané railway
Kérouané, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto and its construction partner CR18 are celebrating the completion of preparatory works on the 75 km spur rail between Beyla and the future Compagnie du TransGuinéen railway in Kérouané. To mark the launch...
The Simandou partners sign the founding agreements for the Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG) infrastructure
Conakry, Republic of Guinea – The Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto SimFer [1] and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) [2] united in the Consortium, the Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG) today signed the founding agreements for the TransGuinéen port...
Rio Tinto advances early works on the Simandou project with contract awarded to MOTA-ENGIL
Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto’s SimFer joint venture has signed a $300m contract with the Guinean subsidiary of MOTA-ENGIL. This new agreement illustrates the acceleration of early works for SimFer on the Simandou Project. Chosen after a rigorous...