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Rio Tinto produces iron ore for steel, aluminium for cars and smart phones, copper for wind turbines, diamonds that set the standard for responsible sourcing, titanium for household products, and borates for crops that feed the world.
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Simandou project
In close and transparent collaboration with our partners, stakeholders and local communities, Rio Tinto will deliver on the promise of the Simandou project to international standards of operational health and safety, governance, social wellbeing, and environmental stewardship.
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Mining and processing, by its very nature, can have disruptive impacts on the environment, including on local communities. At the same time, mining also delivers significant economic and social benefits to communities, including employment, local business development, tax and royalty streams, as well as education and health programmes. Our goal is always to maximise these benefits and minimise any disruptive impacts as much as possible.
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Producing the materials the world needs means we have an impact on the environment. We work in remote locations and sensitive environments, where our activities have the potential to cause harm through pollution or land disturbance.
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The Simandou project is imminently due to become the world’s largest greenfield mining project and the largest ever undertaken on the African continent. This once-in-a-generation megaproject will not only place Guinea on the world stage as a top global producer of high-quality, low impurity iron ore, it will also set a new benchmark for large scale project development throughout the region.
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December 3, 2025

Simandou’s first iron ore ship sails from Guinea

An important milestone in the testing and commissioning of the entire port and rail infrastructure Forecariah, Republic of Guinea – SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto, and the Chalco Iron Ore Holdings...

November 11, 2025

Simandou partners celebrate start of operations

CONAKRY, Guinea - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The President of the Republic of Guinea today joined project partners WCS[1], Baowu, Chinalco and Rio Tinto in a ceremony at the port in Forécariah prefecture to mark the start of operations at Simandou,...

October 15, 2025

Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation and Rio Tinto sign MoU to strengthen Guinea’s higher education and research ecosystem

Conakry, Republic of Guinea – The Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MESRSI) and Rio Tinto Guinea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the higher education and research ecosystem in Guinea. The ceremony took place...

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Simandou’s first iron ore ship sails from Guinea

Simandou partners celebrate start of operations

Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation and Rio Tinto sign MoU to strengthen Guinea’s higher education and research ecosystem

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