Rio Tinto Faces Pressure to Build Refinery at Guinea's Simandou

GALWAY, IRELAND--September 11, 2025--Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Global mining giant Rio Tinto's (London, England) plans for the world's largest and highest-grade new iron ore mine in Guinea have hit a new hurdle as the military-led Guinea government has demanded investment in local processing facilities. Within this article: Details government pressure in Guinea for Rio Tinto and others to build refineries to support domestic processing of iron ore from the massive Simandou mine, investment, capacity, related news