Guinea has inaugurated its first gold refinery in Conakry as the government moves to require domestic processing of gold produced by artisanal miners and large-scale mining companies.
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée and its shareholders agreed an action plan in Paris to advance a domestic alumina refinery, which would become Guinea's fourth such project alongside three already under construction in Boké.
Guinea shipped a record 114.8-million tonnes of bauxite in the first half of 2026, up 15% year on year, as robust Chinese demand offset rising fuel and freight costs across the world's top bauxite exporter.
Arrow Minerals has been granted a new three-year exploration permit for its Niagara bauxite project in Guinea, restarting work after a year-long suspension.
The Kiniero gold mine in Guinea produced 54,252oz in the second quarter of 2026, up about 38% on the first, as throughput ran at roughly 9Mtpa against a 6Mtpa nameplate.
Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Geology on 18 June reviewed a feasibility study from Simfer and China Baowu Steel for a pellet plant with capacity of 2 million tonnes a year, meeting a Simandou co-development commitment.
