BARRY FITZGERALD

Rio's indomitable ESG challenge at Simandou

JAKOB Stausholm is the sixth Rio Tinto CEO to eye off the iron ore riches of the Simandou mountain range in Guinea, writes <b>Barry FitzGerald</b>.

Barry FitzGerald
The camp at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

The camp at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

Like some of the CEOs before him, he too has got a new deal - this one with the military junta in place since last September - to fast-track a development and finally bring the high-grade (65.5%) ore to...

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