Simandou iron ore project to restart in March, Guinea says

The political upheaval catches the aluminum raw materials chain at a vulnerable moment with alumina prices already surging higher due to refinery problems.

Aluminum climbed to the highest in more than a decade after a coup in Guinea fueled concerns over raw material supplies.

Chalco produces bauxite, the main aluminium ore, from the Boffa mine.

The gold mine was operating normally after the apparent ouster of Guinea's long-serving President Alpha Conde on Sunday.

Guinea is a key global supplier of bauxite, an ore that’s processed into alumina and then aluminum.

Manufacturing renewable energy components would be part of a strategy to create about 300,000 jobs, he said.

The rise of rhodium, the world’s most expensive precious metal, has made it the No. 1 revenue stream of the biggest platinum miners.

The incident involved unauthorized gold miners at Nordgold's Bissa mine.

Congo will seek reparations in line with the "polluter pays" principle.