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There are always a lot of sovereignty issues with mines in African countries ruled by dictators.
And the info we get from them is to be taken with a grain of salt.

From the Guardian, 18 march 2025 :

Bright Simons, the vice-president of research at the Imani Centre for Policy and Education in the Ghanian capital, Accra, said the involvement of two consortiums had complicated the timeframe for opening the site.

“Production this year is out of the question,” he said, owing to the need for each consortium to coordinate on infrastructure development. Simons added that in particular he was yet to see a full commitment to accelerating funding for the rail element of the project.

On social media, some Guineans joke about the launch date and recruitment of influencers to endorse the project. And among the Guinean opposition, fanfare around Simandou 2040 is seen as an attempt to generate campaign footage in the run-up to as yet unannounced elections that the junta leader, Mamady Doumbouya, is expected to contest.

“Apparently the 2025 timeline for Simandou production is a political timeline,” Simons said. “The companies were told by Doumbouya to start this year or face consequences. The plan is thus to play along with the messaging and do some show activities from mid-year. But serious analysts don’t expect credible production to begin before 2028.”