Media Centre

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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 value...

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...

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. The...

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...

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...

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...

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 the terms...

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...

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 and...

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 competition...