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Headquarter
Conakry, Guinea
Established
2014
Ownership
Winning International Group
United Mining Supply (UMS)
Shandong Weiqiao
Government of Guinea
Pimary Commodity
Bauxite
Employees
4,000 (d.), 10,000 (id)
About
Société Minière de Boké (SMB) is Guinea’s leading bauxite producer and one of the world’s largest exporters of aluminum ore. Established in 2014, SMB operates through the SMB-Winning Consortium, a partnership between Winning International Group, United Mining Supply (UMS), Shandong Weiqiao, and the Republic of Guinea. The company has built an integrated mine-to-port logistics network that includes major mining operations in Boké and Télimélé, the 125-kilometer Dapilon-Santou Railway, and river terminals at Dapilon and Katougouma. Producing over 55 million tonnes annually, SMB plays a pivotal role in Guinea’s mining economy while investing in infrastructure, environmental management, and community development initiatives.
Key People
Sun Xiushun
President and CEO of the SMB-Winning Consortium; Chairman of Winning International Group
Fadi Wazni
Chairman of the Board of Directors of SMB; Founder and CEO of United Mining Supply (UMS).
Frédéric Bouzigues
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / General Manager of SMB.
Ismaël Diakité
Chief Representative of the SMB-Winning Consortium.
Zhang Bo
Chairman of China Hongqiao Group / Shandong Weiqiao.
Projects
Key Statistics
Operations
Operation Location
Boké
Operation Type
Extraction, Logistics
Operation Status
Operating
Est. Production
55 Mtpa
Company Snapshot
Legal Structure
Public Limited Company (S.A.)
Registration Number
-
Tax ID
-
Company Owners
Ownership Structure
Key Documents
Milestones
2014
Formation of the Consortium
July 2015
First Commercial Export
2017
Opening of Dapilon Port
2019
Expansion into Télimélé & The Rail Pledge
June 2021
Commissioning of the Dapilon-Santou Railway
2023
European Market Entry
2025–2026
Logistical Overhaul and Greenfield Investments,
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