Guinea aims to more than treble bauxite production to 60mt by 2020, investing heavily to meet strong demand for the raw material from China.

“The minimal objective for the government is to bring bauxite production from 18mt in 2015 to 60mt within three years,” said mines minister Abdoulaye Magassouba reports Reuters.

He added that $2bn had been invested in the sector last year, without giving specifics on the projects, the wire agency added.

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