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04/21/08 7:34 PM

#19144 RE: rwa3848 #19143

Firms for the Transguinean Railway chosen last month.

Translation:

Railway Conakry-Kankan, rehabilitation indeed!
27-03-08 09:19 27-03-08 09:19

AUTHOR: THIANKOYE SYLLA

The experts of the tripartite committee of transport (Government of Guinea, Rio Tinto, BHP billiton) chose the firm to conduct studies for the rehabilitation of the railway Niger (Conakry-Kankan) along 1000 km.

That grouping, Cofinter, Egisbceom, De Broca Paridiue Maffei and Coyne & Bellier who execute. It is an eight-month contract against payment of a million dollars.

This railway will allow the Niger Transguinéen indispensable for the development of iron ore in Nimba Mountains (BHPbilliton) and Simandou (Rio Tinto and BSG-Resources) for failing to provide public transit.

Indeed, the Minister of Mines and Geology of Guinea, Ahmed Kanté and Namory Condé BHPbillliton Regional Director, recently visited Australia. The agenda aims knowledge of the technology BHPBilliton through a tour of facilities of the firm.


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