Publication

In the south-eastern corner of Guinea, the Simandou Mountain Range is 110 km in length and home to the Guinean forest, one of the world’s most biologically diverse and endangered terrestrial ecosystems. It is also home to the world’s last substantial ‘tier-one’ iron ore deposit. Aside from the threat of biodiversity loss, the tussle over the mining rights has been contentious. This brief examines what has unfolded since the discovery of iron ore in the late 1990s, and suggests how Guinea and the region can harness this wealth for more equitable, inclusive and sustained development.