Simandou iron ore project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Simandou_iron_ore_project
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mining industry
gptkbp:annualProduction over 100 million tonnes
gptkbp:controversy delays due to political and financial issues
legal disputes over ownership
gptkbp:country gptkb:Guinea
gptkbp:developmentType under development
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1997
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Block_2
gptkb:Block_4
Block 1
Block 3
gptkbp:employmentImpact thousands of jobs
gptkbp:environmentalImpact impact on biodiversity
required by Guinean authorities
gptkbp:estimatedReserves over 2 billion tonnes
gptkbp:expectedProductionStart mid-2020s
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:iron_ore
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simandou iron ore project
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:Trans-Guinean_Railway
deep-water port at Matakong
gptkbp:infrastructureInvestment multi-billion dollar
gptkbp:license granted by Government of Guinea
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Guinea
gptkbp:mountainRange gptkb:Simandou_Range
gptkbp:notableProject open-pit mining
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Rio_Tinto
gptkb:Chinalco
gptkb:Winning_Consortium_Simandou
gptkb:Government_of_Guinea
gptkbp:partner gptkb:Rio_Tinto
gptkb:Chinalco
gptkb:Winning_Consortium_Simandou
gptkb:Government_of_Guinea
gptkbp:portLocation gptkb:Matakong
gptkbp:potentialExportMarkets gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:product gptkb:iron_ore
gptkbp:railwayLength approximately 650 km
gptkbp:region gptkb:Nzérékoré_Region
gptkbp:significance one of the world’s largest untapped iron ore deposits
gptkbp:strategicImportance could alter global iron ore market
gptkbp:transportation railway to Atlantic coast
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rio_Tinto_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6