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’...
Human societies are built stories – from the nursery rhymes chanted in schoolyards to the tales we tell each other around a table with family and friends. These stories shape us, build our social networks and accompany us along our...
As part of the Tripartite Agreement between Rio Tinto SimFer, the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training (METFP) and Trust Africa, the Beyla Vocational Training Centre (CFP) hosted a two day Job Dating event designed to create a direct...
At Rio Tinto SimFer, Wontanara – meaning we are together – is the culture-by-design of the Simandou project. On the red earth of the mine site, Guinean employees, Chinese partners, and colleagues from more than 40 countries work together. Morning...