"Alcoa is present in Guinea as a 45% shareholder of Halco Mining, a partnership which owns 51% of Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee (CBG). CBG, a partnership with the Government of Guinea, has exclusive rights to mine bauxite in Guinea's Sangaredi Plateau. In addition to mining in Sangaredi, CBG operates a port in Kamsar for drying and shipping bauxite to refineries worldwide. Alcoa also supports the local Guinea community through healthcare and library programs funded by the Alcoa Foundation. In 2005, Alcoa and Alcan signed a Basic Agreement with the Government of Guinea that sets a framework for the development of a 1.5 million metric tonne per year alumina refinery with further expansion potential. Since that time the two companies have held consultations with the Government and key communities, conducted environmental assessments of potentially affected areas, and developed resettlement plans for residents potentially affected by the project." - Read more

The Tenke Fungurume mining project is a partnership led by Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, the Lundin Mining Corporation and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, through Gecamines. About 110 miles northwest of Lubumbashi in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. - Read more

"Halco (Mining) Inc., is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A. Halco’s stockholders include Alcoa World Alumina L.L.C (45%), Alcan Finances (Bermuda) Limited (45%) and Dadco Investments Limited (10%). Halco has been a key player in the development of bauxite in Guinea for more than 30 years. Halco is a 51% shareholder of CBG, a partnership which mines bauxite in the Boke region of Guinea for export to the United States, Canada and various countries in Europe. The Government of the Republic of Guinea holds the remaining 49 percent of CBG. CBG has exclusive rights through 2038 to bauxite reserves and resources in a 10,000 square mile area in the northwestern part of the country. " - Read more