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Guinea: Rio Tinto Group announce suspension of Simandou mining project following death of worker
"Rio Tinto Stops Work at Simandou Iron Ore Project After Fatality", Bloomberg, 25 August 2025
Rio Tinto Group has stopped work at its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea after a worker died at the site, it said in a statement on Sunday [...].
“All activity at the SimFer mine site is currently suspended and support is in place for colleagues impacted by this event,” the company said.
[...] Rio’s new chief executive officer [...] will travel to the site [...] said the company would launch an investigation.
Rio is developing the project together with partners, including Aluminum Corp. of China.