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Rio Tinto’s massive Simandou iron ore project is ready to go online.

China’s ‘Pilbara Killer’ is finally on the prowl

The giant Simandou iron ore project that will compete with Australia’s iron ore has formally started operating this week. It’s bad news for our miners.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz

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In this grab taken from video provided by Nimba Sports Zaly, a man holds a chair on top of his head  in a stampede, during a soccer match at the Stade de Nzérékoré, Guinea.

Stadium crush kills 56 people at soccer match in Guinea

An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said many victims were minors caught in the turmoil after police started firing tear gas.

  • Saliou Samb and Bate Felix
A downturn in the mining industry could see Perth property prices fall.

The iron-clad reason this investor thinks Perth house prices will fall in 2025

If iron ore prices suddenly plunge, then the WA economy and its housing market could turn on a dime with little warning, according to some experts.

  • Sarah Brookes
Guinean President Alpha Conde sits on a sofa in an unknown location.

Military coup in Guinea as President detained following hours of gunfire

The West African nation vies with Australia as China’s largest supplier of bauxite, which is used to make alumina and eventually aluminum.

  • Danielle Paquette and Youssouf Bah
Five athletes from Guinea will travel to Tokyo despite the nation withdrawing from the Games earlier this week.

‘Convinced this is a misunderstanding’: Guinea to compete after IOC intervention

Five athletes from Guinea will take part in the Olympics after all despite a decision the previous day from the West African nation to pull out due to COVID-19.

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A medical worker checks a person’s temperature at the Matanda Hospital in Butembo, during the outbreak of Ebola in the DR of Congo,

Guinea declares new Ebola outbreak with first deaths since 2016

It is the first resurgence of the disease in Guinea since the world’s worst outbreak in 2013-2016 killed more than 11,000 people.

  • Samb Saliou