On December 12, 2021, SMSP Group, NMC and SOFINOR were saddened to learn of the death of Victor NIAMEY, former head of the NMC Nakéty Centre. Victor worked for 11 years at NMC Nakéty Centre. In 2005 he was appointed as Operations Manager before becoming Nakéty NMC Centre Head three years later in 2008. As...
On Wednesday, October 6, the village of Ouaco lost one of its history’s emblematic representative. Gaston JIZDNY, who left us at the age of 89, surrounded by his family. Gaston JIZDNY was the founding President of PHOK Association, which mission is to safeguard the historical heritage of Ouaco and Kaala-Gomen. A fervent defender of Ouaco...
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...
After 5 years at the leading Nickel Mining Company (NMC), Didier VENTURA will definitively leave his present functions on December 31st. Didier VENTURA joined the NMC on December 1st, 2014 as President. But Didier VENTURA has been working for more than 12 years within SMSP. Indeed, for more about 7 years (from May 2008 to...