Category: Actualités

Diogo, February 23, 2023 GCO: Slight production decline in 2022, the company invests to prepare for the future Production slightly decreased due to a lower average grade on the mining area, however, offset by the commissioning of the dry extraction unit at the end of 2022. In an uncertain market, GCO has invested in [...]

SENEGAL, October 10, 2022 Grande Côte Opérations (GCO), a subsidiary of the Eramet mining and metallurgical group, has launched its dry extraction and mineral sand processing (SDM) unit within the mining concession entrusted by the State of Senegal. The SDM creates 104 jobs, optimizes and increases production by 10%. #BeBenchmark After 11 months of intensive [...]

Diogo, September 08, 2022 Grande Côte Opérations, a subsidiary of the French mining and metallurgical group Eramet, is investing €30 million in new mineral sands processing equipment GCO is returning 85 hectares of revegetated land. A first in Senegal that marks the company's commitment to preserving the environment and biodiversity #PeopleFirst GCO has acquired [...]

La production de sables minéralisés de Grande Côte Opérations (GCO) a continué à progresser en 2021 pour atteindre un niveau record de 804 000t (+ 6%). Une bonne performance opérationnelle des équipes dans un environnement de prix certes favorable, mais partiellement compensés par l’augmentation du coût du fret et de l’énergie.   L’ilménite représente [...]

De l’organisation d’une première fanzone à l’Université de Thiès dès les matchs de poule du Sénégal à la finale sur place au Stade Olembé à Yaoudé, nous pouvons dire que GCO a vécu passionnément la CAN2021 ! Pour la finale, ce sont 9 fanzones qui ont été offertes par GCO aux communautés voisines au nom [...]

In addition to his duties in Gabon, Loïse has been appointed General Delegate of Eramet in Africa as of February 1st, 2022. Appointed General Delegate of Eramet in Africa, Loïse Tamalgo will report to Kleber Silva, Deputy Managing Director in charge of the Mining and Metals Division, and Virginie de Chassey, Sustainable Development and [...]

On October 25, France’s ambassador to Senegal, Mr Philippe Lalliot, took a tour of our mining site in Diogo. The visit was a chance for the diplomat and his Chief Economics Officer to familiarize themselves with our industrial operations, as well as our societal commitments. The eventful day saw a series of presentations by CEO [...]

Guillaume Kurek has been appointed CEO of GCO, effective August 12, 2021. The Grande Côte mineral sands mine, a Senegalese subsidiary of Eramet, is located north of Dakar on a concession approximately 100 kilometers in length. Its industrial facilities include a dredge and a floating concentration unit, a plant for separating the heavy minerals [...]

July 29, 2021 Grande Côte Opérations produced 362,000 tons of mineral sands in first half of 2021. These results should be credited to the teams, who are also involved in supporting the local communities. Mineral sands production remained stable in the first half of 2021. The slight reduction in average mineral sand content in the [...]

Diogo, July 14, 2021 On Wednesday morning, Grande Côte Opérations unveiled the new healthcare station it recently built in Diogo-sur-Mer. The two-story building comes fully stocked to allow the future head nurse and his attendants to treat the local population. It can accommodate up to 15 patients. The healthcare station was constructed at the request [...]

See video highlights of the press trip to our industrial site in Diogo, organized for Senegalese media outlets on June 30. The journalists who participated in this tour of our mining operations were able to gain a good sense of the technical, human, and social challenges faced by our teams.

Mr Sarr was accompanied by numerous figures from Dakar and the Thiès region, including the governor. The visit was an opportunity to see how the reality on the ground compared to the reports provided regularly by the company, as the Senegalese government is a GCO shareholder. “Modern methods and expertise” Throughout the visit, which [...]

During Eramet’s participation in the Corporate Social Responsibility Summit on July 7 and 8, Christel Bories discussed the Group’s CSR vision for Africa. For its very first edition, the Corporate Social Responsibility Summit (Africa - France - Europe), organized by Affectio Mutandi, brought together a selection of major players in Africa (companies, governments, and other [...]

Paris, June 24, 2021 PRESS RELEASE Eramet sponsors the African Corporate Social Commitment Summit As a socially responsible and civic-minded company, Eramet strives to create a sustainable, responsible industry. Its social commitment is a major pillar of its corporate vision. Its comprehensive and inclusive CSR program is central to its activities and all of its [...]

GCO transports recovered mineral sand by train from its site in Diogo to the Autonomous Port of Dakar - a 140km journey. As rail traffic was halted on this line between 1994 and 2014, communities have settled along some parts of the right-of-way, while other parts see unauthorized and uncontrolled crossings. The villages crossed by [...]

April 28, 2021 - GCO celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Diogo, Senegal.

Matar Samb, an employee of an EIG service provider, was named the 2020 Safety Champion of Champions. A water fountain technician at the Building & Infrastructure Department, Matar is known as a devoted employee who is committed to upholding workplace safety requirements. Highly proactive when it comes to workplace safety issues, he has developed a [...]