Rio Submits Plans For Massive Simandou Iron Ore Project

Published: May 19, 2016 10:51

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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group has submitted feasibility studies to the Guinean government for its massive Simandou project, considered the world’s biggest untapped iron ore deposit.

by Jeff Yoders on MAY 18, 2016

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group has submitted feasibility studies to the Guinean government for its massive Simandou project, considered the world’s biggest untapped iron ore deposit.

The studies are a further step towards bringing onstream a deposit that holds more than 2 billion metric tons. The real cost of the project has yet to be revealed but it is tipped to reach $20 billion.

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Source: MetalMiner

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