Canga-type iron-ore deposit discovered in south-east Guinea

AIM-listed Sable Mining Africa has reported promising results from the surface sampling programme at its 80%-owned, 123.5 km2 iron-ore exploration permit, in the Mount Nimba region of south-east Guinea.

Company Announcement: Positive Update on Highly Prospective Iron Ore Deposits in the Mount Nimba area of Guinea

Sable Mining Africa Limited, the AIM listed resource company, is pleased to announce positive results from the Company’s surface sampling programme at its 80% owned 123.5 sq km exploration permit in the Mount Nimba area of south-east Guinea.

Company Announcement: Significant Expansion of Iron Ore Portfolio Through Permit in Guinea

Sable Mining Africa Limited, the AIM listed resource company, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its West African iron ore portfolio following the acquisition of a 123.5 sq km exploration permit in the Mount Nimba area of south-east...

Sable Mining expands iron-ore portfolio

Aim-listed Sable Mining Africa has expanded its West African iron-ore portfolio following the acquisition of a 123.5 km2 exploration permit in the Mount Nimba area in Southeast Guinea, the company said on Thursday. The permit, which the miner...

Petmin to invest another $1.5m in iron-ore venture

South Africa-based Petmin will be investing a further $1.5-million in its iron-ore joint venture (JV) in Liberia to fund the second phase of an exploration programme. The investment would increase Petmin’s shareholding in the JV company, Iron...

$10bn Simandou Africa’s ‘largest integrated project', Petmin enters into Liberia exploration joint venture iron-ore output to increase 50%-plus by 2015 – Vale

Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron-ore project under construction in Guinea will be “the largest integrated mine-and-infrastructure project ever developed in Africa”. South Africa-based Petmin has entered into a $2-million agreement with Hummingbird...

ArcelorMittal restarts West African iron-ore work

World number one steelmaker ArcelorMittal has restarted work on two West African iron-ore projects after suspending them last year, the firm said on Thursday. The firm is developing iron-ore mines at Mount Nimba in Liberia and Faleme in Senegal,...

Tata Steel to build iron-ore mine with Ivory Coast's Sodemi

India's Tata Steel has signed a joint-venture agreement with the Ivory Coast's State-owned mining firm, Sodemi, for the development of the Mount Nimba iron-ore deposits in the country.

Guinea office to manage West African exploration

The world’s largest diversified resources company, BHP Billiton, has opened an office in Conakry, Guinea, at a function held at the capital, in November.