Nimba Mining Co. (NMC), the state-owned company in Conakry to which the government has reallocated the mining site of Emirati company Guinea Alumina Corp. (GAC), is searching for a new subcontractor for bauxite extraction.
The process is now needed because DTP Mining, a subsidiary of Bouygues Travaux Publics, confirmed in August 2025 that it no longer wanted to continue working with the Guinean state-owned company.
NMC has confirmed that it is currently reviewing several potential new partners to take over from DTP, with a decision expected by the end of 2025. The companies being considered are believed to consist of mainly local operators.
In early November 2025, NMC stated that it had commenced loading barges and vessels with the 1.5 million tonnes of bauxite ores stockpiled since GAC left the Tinguilinta mining concession.
The resumption of bauxite exports from Tinguilinta comes at a time when GAC is preparing an arbitration case against the Guinean government in connection with the termination of its concession.
