Winning Group Halts Ops at Guinea’s Simandou Mine After Accident

Winning Group Halts Ops at Guinea’s Simandou Mine After Accident

Winning Consortium Simandou, the mining company that’s developing Simandou iron ore Blocks 1 and 2 in Guinea, suspended operations at its Kerouane mine after an accident in which three foreign employees died.

Guinea iron ore mine halts after fatal accident

A CHINESE-backed mining venture has halted operations at its Guinean iron ore site following a workplace incident that claimed three foreign workers’ lives, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Winning Consortium Simandou, which is developing Blocks 1 and 2 of the Simandou iron ore deposit, immediately ceased activity at its Kerouane mine whilst authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths, the newswire said. The company conf…