In view of the political exploitation of the Koniambo issue and as SMSP CEO, I would like to set the record straight and refute recent statements concerning the reasons behind Glencore’s decision to sell its stake in our joint subsidiary. Neil MEADOWS, President of Koniambo Nickel, who knows the matter very well as he participated...
On Friday, July 22nd, 2022, the Kouaoua City Council held the second edition of its Environment Day event with several partners including the CIE (Center for Environmental Initiation), EnviroNord Association, the Ho-Üt Association, the Kidam Association but also the mining operators of the area. Thus, NMC, Cotransmine and Koniambo nickel gathered to join the event...
KOUERGOA AND THE SMSP GROUP STAFF WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM At dawn on 28 November 2020, nearly 600 people congregated to the same point, e.i. Kouergoa Tribe and more precisely the road leading to the crash site to pay tribute in front of the hut erected, whose posts bear the victims’ names in the place...
On November 28, the SMSP group and its subsidiaries will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the crash that occurred on November 28, 2000 at the place of Chefao in the Kouergoa tribe in the municipality of Thio. Seven people died, including the SMSP staff: Raphaël PIDJOT SMSP CEO, Jean-Pierre LAPOUS SMSP Managing Director, Jean-Pierre GASTALDI...
On December 15 at 3:30 pm, three days after the first slag roll, furnace 2 delivered its first metal casting, carrying in its wake an appanage of feelings of satisfaction, delight, relief and accomplishment, not only by the management team and KNS 1,588 workforce but also both partners Glencore and SMSP. For ten months, under...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 14:30 the Koniambo Nickel’s Team conducted the first casting of Furnace n°1, after its rebuilding, during which operation 45 tons of ferronickel were produced on the Vavouto Industrial Site. The Furnace n°1 was shut down in 26 December 2014, due to a molten metal leakage. After investigations, the Koniambo Nickel...
June 11, 2015, Koniambo Nickel received 3 dumpers of 150-tons loading capacity, relieved by the Port Teams with the assistance of Komatsu’s Technical Staff. It was an outstanding and impressive operation, taking into account the size of the parts to be unloaded from the ore carrier’s holds. As a result, Koniambo Nickel becomes the first...
