The red soils of Guinea are continuously drawing the world’s gaze with their mining power. As 2026 nears, the country’s bauxite sector remains on a record-setting path, reshaping its role in global supply chains.
In the first three months of 2025, Guinea exported 48.6 million tonnes of bauxite — nearly 40 per cent more than in the same period a year before. Mines ran at full capacity, and long-awaited port expansions finally began to show results, easing the delays that once choked exports.
By the end of September, total shipments reached 139.21 million tonnes. That included 99.8 million tonnes in the first half and 39.41 million tonnes in the third quarter — about a 23 per cent increase year-on-year. To hit the 199 million tonne goal for the full year, producers needed to move roughly 59.8 million tonnes in the last quarter. Is it ambitious? yes, but not unrealistic.
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