Nimba Mining Company (NMC) signed an agreement on 4 November 2026 with the National Mining Infrastructure Development Agency (ANAIM) to access a 56 km mining road linking its facilities to the port of Dapilon. This new link complements its access to the rail network and illustrates the role of land and port infrastructure in the transport of Guinean bauxite to international markets.
With this agreement, NMC will be able to use a shared road route already used by several operators, including the Boké Mining Corporation (SMB), CDM and Ashapura. The company also has access to 86 km shared railway infrastructure and a link to the port of Kamsar.
The use of the road must offer it an additional opportunity to transport its production and reduce its dependence on its only railway route.
This combination of rail and road reflects the logistics organization of the bauxitian industry in the Boké region. The CBG transports its ore from Sangarédi to Kamsar on a line of about 135 km.
The SMB, for its part, relies on a railway link put into service in 2021 between the Santou and Houda deposits and the Dapilon terminal. The trucks complement these devices to connect the extraction areas to the processing and boarding facilities.
Upon arrival on the coast, the ore takes various circuits before its shipment. In Kamsar, the CBG treats him and then picks him up by conveyor to the ships. Other operators, notably in Dapilon and Katougouma, use barges to transport bauxite to offshore vessels.
This transshipment system allows for the loading of large-capacity mineralists, some of which can carry nearly 180,000 tonnes. China remains the main market: its customs accounted for almost 149 million tonnes of Guinean bauxite imported in 2025, out of a total of 182.8 million tonnes exported by Guinea.
The extension of the infrastructure continues with the deep water port project at Cape Verga, presented in September 2026 by SPIC and Chinalco. The proposed facility would be connected to the Santou deposits by 160 km of railway and could process up to 77 million tons per year, for an announced investment of more than $3 billion.
These projects show that the capacity to transport ore to ships is a central issue for Guinean producers, in an area where export volumes continue to grow.
