Conakry to authorise GIC and Sinohydro to restart operations at the Guinea bauxite mining complex

Guinea’s authorities have approved the restarting of bauxite operations by Guinea International Corp (GIC), led by the former Mining Minister Ahmed Kanté, and its Chinese partner Sinohydro. Given that legal proceedings against Kanté are ongoing, stakeholders are surprised by the decision. This follows the signing of a confidential settlement agreement with the Ministry of Mines in December 2025.

GIC and Chinese private firm SD Mining operate within the Alliance Guinéenne de Bauxite, Alumine et Aluminium (AGB2A) complex in Boffa prefecture, which is the second-largest bauxite mining hub in Guinea. GIC and SD Mining jointly exported more than 20 million tonnes of bauxite in 2024, a record second