AFRICA ongoing success of the overall operation .
“ The products we ’ re going to make are high quality and they will gain market acceptance ,” Finnis said . “ There will always be periods in the industry when the market is soft and then times where it ’ s good . It ’ s just a case of getting from one period to the other as smoothly as possible .
“ For instance , the market is robust on the zircon side of the business right now but soft in the ilmenite market .”
World class business While many companies have short and medium term goals , the lifecycle of this mine means that Grande Côte can look even further ahead at the bigger picture , and Finnis believes that much of the organisation ’ s overall targets will be visible within just five years , especially in regards to its influence on Senegal .
“ In five years ’ time we will be a well-known and well understood business in Senegal ,” the CEO concluded . “ We ’ ll be an integral part of the community , providing a continuous revenue stream and providing jobs to local people .
“ In just a few years , the number of expats will be reduced , the expertise of the locals will be increased and we will be providing a platform for the people of Senegal to go on to bigger and better things in the future as well .
“ We ’ ve come in and built a world class business and it deserves to be managed to the highest levels possible .”
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Mining HEADQUARTERS
Senegal , West Africa
FOUNDED
2006
EMPLOYEES
950
REVENUE
N / A
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Mineral Sand Mining
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