Guinea: Two deaths reported at Simandou mine operated by Rio Tinto, incl. co. comment
"Contract worker dies at Rio Tinto's Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea", Reuters, 16 Feb 2026
A contract worker died following an incident at Rio Tinto's SimFer mine, part of Guinea's Simandou iron ore project [...].
Operations at the SimFer mine site were suspended following Saturday's accident, the Anglo-Australian miner said, while its chief executive, Simon Trott, said he would travel to Guinea this week.
"We are determined to learn from this incident and to do everything we can to provide the safest possible workplace and prevent tragedies like this from happening," Trott said in a statement.
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The company has confirmed two more deaths since, including that on Saturday.
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That takes the death toll to at least 18 workers since construction of the railway and mines started. ...