Welcome to our media centre. Here you will find the latest news and updates from SimFer and the progress we are making on the Simandou project.
Nzérékoré Region, Republic of Guinea — Rio Tinto is deeply saddened to confirm the death of an employee of a contracting company following an incident at the SimFer mine site in Guinea on Saturday 14 February. Rio Tinto Chief Executive...
Cape Town, South Africa – Chris Aitchison, Managing Director, Rio Tinto SimFer used Rio Tinto’s keynote speech at Invest in Mining Indaba 2026 to highlight the progress made on Simandou and the potential for the mining industry to learn positive...
A new clean cooking pilot project – Ecofoyer Guinée – is underway in Guinea, to provide more than 72,000 efficient cookstoves and sustainable cooking fuel to households in Conakry, Beyla, Forécariah and N’Zérékoré. The project aims to reduce the communities’...
At first light off the coast of Morebaya, history moved quietly across calm waters. A barge carrying high-grade Simandou iron ore cut steadily toward the offshore transshipment point, completing a journey that began high in Guinea’s mountains, deep within one...
High in the Simandou mountain range, a new chapter is unfolding. These mountains, long known for their vast iron ore reserves and unique biodiversity, now stand at the centre of Africa’s largest mining and infrastructure project. With such opportunity comes...
Simandou took centre stage at Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. Mining Indaba is one of the world’s leading conferences dedicated to mining investment. Under the Indaba theme “Stronger together: Progress through partnerships”, the Rio Tinto Guinea and...