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Simandou Project Marks First Iron-Ore Shipment After Locomotive Dispute

A procurement rule requiring U.S.-made locomotives prompted Guinea to reject 18 Chinese units, according to a government source.

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The Simandou mine’s estimated 3.3 billion tonnes of “green ore” have the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in global steelmaking. Photo: Reuters

Overview

  • The US$20 billion mine was inaugurated on Tuesday with a first shipment flagged for export, South China Morning Post reported.
  • Guinean authorities turned away 18 Chinese-built locomotives at Conakry in September and returned them to China, the source said.
  • The decision was described as enforcing a co-development agreement that specified U.S. sourcing rather than targeting Chinese equipment.
  • Winning Consortium Simandou ordered locomotives from U.S.-based Wabtec for deliveries scheduled from October 2025 and has not commented.
  • Rail and port links to the Morebaya export terminal are nearing completion, with most output expected to go to China and high-grade ore seen as lowering steelmaking emissions.