Privately-owned High Power Exploration (HPX), founded by mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland, has announced positive prefeasibility study (PFS) findings for the Nimba iron-ore project – a ...

MONROVIA – ArcelorMittal Liberia, the world's leading steel and mining company, says it is not threatened by Thursday's announcement by High Power Exploration(HPX) and the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) regarding positive results of its pre- feasibility study for the Nimba Iron Ore Project. HPX is a privately …

One of the world's leading global investors in Iron Ore is looking to invest in Liberia in a major way, through the use of the rail linking Yekepa and the Buchanan Port …

Equatorial Resources has agreed to acquire Companhia Rio de Ferro (CRF), a Singaporean private company that indirectly owns the Nimba Alliance iron ore project in Guinea. CRF owns of Gui-Appro, which holds the Nimba West permit covering about 300km2, and 56% of First Metal (FMS), which holds the Nimba North permit spanning …

High Power Exploration wants to begin development of Nimba -- located near Liberia's border and estimated to hold one-billion tons of high-grade iron-ore -- next year.

The ArcelorMittal iron ore deposit at Yekepa, also known as the Nimba No. 1 Mine and referred to above as Mount Tokadeh, is also located in Liberia, 5 km SW of the Guinea-Liberia-Core d'Voire border intersection and 5 km from the original Nimba mine in Liberia.Following the civil war and subsequent changes in control, ArcelorMittal …

Iron Ore mining on Mount Nimba, Guinea Near the Simandou, Zogota, Yekepa iron ore mines, the transboundary UN World Heritage Site at Mount Nimba is …

With the latest agreement, ArcelorMittal will invest an additional $800m to boost iron ore production in the country from 5mtpa to 15mtpa within the next three …

Nimba (Yekepa) is ArcelorMittal's Liberia operations. Its four deposits are approximately 111 kilometres north-east of the capital Monrovia. ArcelorMittal has been mining DSO at Yekepa since 2011 and rails its product 250 km to the port at Buchanan. In April 2021 ArcelorMittal announced a decision to progress with the proposed Phase 2 …

ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal observes: "The expansion of mine, processing, rail and port facilities is the largest iron ore project in West Africa and will draw international attention to Liberia as an attractive country to invest in.". ArcelorMittal adds it has invested over $1.7 billion in the country over the past 15 years.

The iron ore deposit is located at the base of the 1,000m-tall Mount Nimba, which is one of the highest iron ore peaks in Africa. It stretches over three plateaus with a total combined aerial extent delineated of approximately 35km² and contains easily fragmented rock, which will allow high crushing rates at low power consumption.

An Ore Processing Plant and a Pellet Plant were constructed for $50M in order to improve the quality of the ore. 1973: Mining started at Mount Tokadeh at a limited production rate (3Mton crude ore). 1975: Exploration work at Gangra, Yuelliton and Beeton indicates considerable iron ore reserves. 1976

Mission: ArcelorMittal's mining project in Liberia is the first Greenfield mining operation undertaken by the company. It was initiated in 2006 following the merger of Arcelor and Mittal Steel. The iron ore is mined at Yekepa, in Nimba County. The iron is then transported to Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, for export.

The 10 September agreement concerns the expansion of ArcelorMittal's iron Yekepa mine via the construction of a new concentration plant and increased …

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The Luxembourg-based global steel giant is battling with the head of state to renegotiate the terms of the Yekepa iron ore mine and the rail link to the port of Buchanan. Withdrawn by Parliament, the amendment to the Mining Development Agreement (MDA) led to tense discussions between Jozephus Coenen, CEO of ArcelorMittal Liberia …

ArcelorMittals iron ore mining Liberia EJAtlasYekepa Wikipedia. This involved reopening mines in Nimba County Tokadeh Gangra and Yuelliton mines renovation of Buchanan port rehabilitation of the 270 kilometre railway from Buchanan to Yekepa and construction of a 250 megawatt power plant to supply power Shipment of iron ore from the Yekepa …

The steel and mining company first signed a 25-year deal with Liberia in 2005 and shipped the first iron ore from its Yekepa mine in 2011. It had been aiming to expand output to 15 million tonnes ...

Voir plus. Les réserves de Mount Nimba sont estimées environ 1 milliard de tonnes de 61% de minerai de fer. La mine devrait avoir une durée de vie de 25 ans et produire 1,5 million de tonnes de minerai de fer de haut grade au cours de la première année, avec le potentiel d'augmenter à 30 millions de tonnes par an à l'extraction de …

By Hot Pepper Last updated Jan 15, 2023. ArcelorMittal, the leading private sector investor in Liberia, seems fast approaching the fulfillment of its objective to construct an iron ore processing plant in Nimba County. A recent visit to the construction site shows massive work on-going at the plant, which is expected to be dedicated in later ...

There is no doubt that the best outcome for Liberia is to have both major projects implemented concurrently. The significant expansion of the infrastructure linked to the Nimba Iron Ore project will in itself transform the Yekepa-Buchanan railway and port into one of the largest infrastructure corridors in West Africa." About HPX

An expansion plan envisages the company increasing iron-ore exports to 15 million tons a year, building a concentrator at the Yekepa concession and a new ship loader at the port of Buchanan on ...

ArcelorMittal signed an agreement on Friday to stay for at least 25 more years in Liberia, where it will at least triple its iron ore production and invest an …

Iron ore mining was a central pillar of Liberia's post-World War 2 economy. Foreign mining giants like LAMCO, backed by the Liberian governments of William Tubman and then William Tolbert, rapaciously …

ArcelorMittal to expand its mining and logistics operations in Liberia. (Credit: ArcelorMittal) ArcelorMittal has announced plans to invest nearly $800m in a brownfield expansion project in Liberia to significantly ramp up production of iron ore to 15 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). In this connection, the Luxembourg-based steel manufacturing ...

Yekepa − On a sunny Saturday morning in the ever-bustling commercial city of Ganta in Nimba County, commuters, business people, ... close to ArcelorMittal's iron ore mine in Mount Tokadeh. The agreement, signed at the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) on Jan 25 in Monrovia, signified the official start of the construction process on the road ...

ArcelorMittals iron ore mining, Liberia EJAtlas - savoir plus. Apr 08, 2014 0183 32 This involved reopening mines in Nimba County Tokadeh, Gangra and Yuelliton mines, renovation of Buchanan port, rehabilitation of the 270 kilometre railway from Buchanan to Yekepa and construction of a 250-megawatt power plant to supply power Shipment of,..

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The Yekepa concentrator when completed stands to produce iron ore pellets enabling ArcelorMittal to increase its production capacity with favorable market price depending on the global iron ore price.

This involved reopening mines in Nimba County (Tokadeh, Gangra and Yuelliton mines), renovation of Buchanan port, rehabilitation of the 270 kilometre railway …