SimFer's first iron ore reaches China's Dalian Port

The first shipment of Simandou iron ore produced entirely by SimFer, the joint venture between the Government of Guinea, Rio Tinto and the Chinalco-led consortium Chalco Iron Ore Holdings (CIOH), arrived at Dalian Port in Northeast China's Liaoning province on March 25, marking another milestone for the world-class Simandou iron ore deposit in West Africa.

The shipment departed the Port of Morebaya last month on the Rio Tinto Marine vessel, RTM Cartier, following the first combined shipment of Simandou ore from SimFer and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), SimFer said in a press release. That earlier blended shipment left Guinea in December last year and arrived