Guinea’s Simandou Project Linked With Water, Soil Pollution

Water bodies and soil in local communities surrounding Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project have been found to be contaminated, due to the construction activities associated with the world’s biggest iron ore reserve.

Coastal settlements in the Moribayah area, where the port through which the ore would be exported is located are experiencing pollution of fishing areas and cracks in their houses, community groups led by Advocates for Community Alternatives, a non-governmental organization, said in a report Tuesday.