Grande CÔte Operations

with the operation having received a concession from the Government to manage it internally .

Finnis continued : “ The rail development has led to a key risk being eliminated in getting our products to port . The roads here may be a lot better than in other African countries but it is still quite difficult from a traffic and efficiency standpoint . 700,000 tonnes per year heading to port is not feasible via trucks .”

For such a large scale operation , supply chain considerations have played an integral

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