In 2025, Eramet Grande Côte (EGC) continues to strengthen its commitment to the Senegalese economy. During the Local Content Fair held on November 27–28, the company reaffirmed its ambition to build a sustainable, robust mining industry deeply rooted in Senegal. This year stands out for a significant increase in local purchasing: 70 billion CFA [...]
5 December 2025
At the 8th edition of the International Mining Exhibition (SIM) held at CICAD, Eramet Grande Côte officially returned 1,000 hectares of fully rehabilitated land to the State of Senegal. Located in the dune area between the filaos belt and the Niayes zone, these lands mark a major milestone in EGC’s responsible mining model. A [...]
25 November 2025
True to its commitment to the development of local communities, Eramet Grande Côte continues its efforts to improve access to education and encourage academic success. For the 2025–2026 school year, the company distributed 1,800 school kits to students in the municipalities of Méouane, Kabb Gaye, Diokoul, Thieppe, and Diogo, as well as to children [...]
15 November 2025
As part of Pink October, the month dedicated to the fight against women’s cancers, Eramet Grande Côte strengthened its commitment to women’s health. The initiative began internally with an awareness day organized by the Eramet Grande Côte Women’s Association, led by Dr. Serge Fonseca, who emphasized the importance of early screening and preventive measures. [...]
1 November 2025
Eramet Grande Côte (EGC), in partnership with Women In Africa Philanthropy (WIA), has officially launched the 3rd cohort of the Women of the Future program, marking a new milestone in its commitment to women’s economic empowerment in Senegal. Objective: giving Women the keys to their economic development Since its inception, Women of the Future [...]
12 October 2025
465 patients consulted and more than 1.6 million FCFA worth of medications distributed On Saturday, October 4, 2025, Eramet Grande Côte, through its Community Relations teams, organized a community health day in Thieppe, in close collaboration with the municipality and the local health post. In total, 465 patients benefited from free consultations in five [...]
4 October 2025
On September 25, 2025, Eramet Grande Côte took a new step in its commitment to local communities by signing a memorandum of understanding with the Méouane municipality. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Sub-Prefect of the Méouane District, representing the State. This partnership is built around four key priorities aimed at [...]
30 September 2025
On September 18 in Thiès, the Minister of Energy, Petroleum and Mines, Mr. Birame Souleye Diop, officially launched the first national edition of the Mining Sector Open Days (JPO). This event, held from September 18 to 26 across Senegal, aims to establish an inclusive dialogue between the State, mining operators, local authorities, civil society, [...]
20 September 2025
True to its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Eramet Grande Côte organized the third edition of its Women’s Seminar on May 22 and 23, 2025. This key event, which brought together the company’s 137 female employees, has become an unmissable annual rendezvous since its first edition in 2022. The seminar offered a privileged space [...]
23 May 2025
Eramet Grande Côte confirms its role as a major player in the country’s economic and social development, with a total economic contribution of 122 billion CFA francs to Senegal in 2024. Through sustained investment in local employment, national purchasing and taxation, as well as a reinforced commitment to corporate social responsibility, more than 20,000 [...]
25 April 2025
DIOGO, April 04, 2025 On Thursday April 03, the mining company opened its doors to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). Led by its Chairman, Mr. Thialy Faye, the EITI delegation was accompanied by members of the mine’s neighboring communities and activists. The visit was an opportunity to foster constructive exchanges and a better understanding of [...]
4 April 2025
Lompoul sur Mer, March 27, 2025On Tuesday March 25, 2025, Eramet Grande Cote inaugurated the Lompoul sur Mer Community Information Office, in the presence of the Prefect of Kébémer, the Sub-Prefect of Ndande, the Mayors of the surrounding communes and their inhabitants, village chiefs and Imams.The opening of this office confirms Eramet Grande Côte’s approach [...]
27 March 2025
In response to allegations about Eramet Grande Côte's activities, we'd like to answer your questions. Wrong: The Lompoul desert is artificially maintained by plantations. Its rectangular shape can be seen on satellite images. True: The route of the mobile mine, designed according to the mining plan validated by the Senegalese authorities, [...]
29 November 2024
Building on the success of its inaugural event last year, GCO brought together its female employees for a two-day offsite retreat to address the challenges and opportunities related to diversity and inclusion. Frédéric Zanklan, CEO of GCO, kicked off the event, which took place on April 22-23, 2024, on the Petite Côte. He expressed [...]
29 April 2024
Frédéric Zanklan has been appointed Managing Director of GCO. This appointment follows the Board of Directors' meeting held on March 15, 2024. He succeeds Guillaume Kurek, who held the position for nearly three years. A graduate of the École Supérieure Polytechnique de Thiès, Frédéric Zanklan has an extensive international career in the field of [...]
18 March 2024
Comments requested during the IRMA-standard independent on-site audit for Eramet's responsible mining operations at the Grande Côte (GCO ) site, in the departments of Tivaouane (Thiès region) and Kébémer (Louga region), Senegal. Between January 8 and 18, 2024, auditors from SCS Global Services (SCS) will visit the site as part of an independent audit [...]
18 December 2023
Discover L’Oasis du Sénégal, a new tourist site that boosts the appeal of Senegal as a destination
26 October 2023
Eramet and Women in Africa Continue Their Program to Support Women's Entrepreneurship in Africa, Inaugurating the First Class of Femmes d'Avenir in Senegal. Dakar, October 19, 2023 - Eramet and Women In Africa (WIA) officially inaugurated the Femmes d'Avenir program at an opening ceremony at the Cercle de l'Union in Dakar. This event marks a [...]
19 October 2023
Dakar, September 29, 2023Dakar will host the 7th edition of the International Mining Exhibition (SIM) from October 3 to 5 at the Abdou Diouf International Conference Center in Diamniadio. Under the high patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Senegal, the largest mining event in West Africa brings together industry players to [...]
3 October 2023
Paris, May 11, 2023 Eramet has chosen the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) to assess the CSR performance of its operational sites. This international, objective and independent standard allows audited activities to be certified as "responsible" according to the most demanding criteria. After a self-assessment carried out at the end of 2022, Eramet [...]
11 May 2023
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 [...]
23 February 2023
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 [...]
10 October 2022
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 [...]
8 September 2022
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 [...]
24 February 2022
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 [...]
17 February 2022
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 [...]
9 February 2022
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 [...]
27 October 2021
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 [...]
12 August 2021
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 [...]
29 July 2021
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 [...]
20 July 2021
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.
12 July 2021
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 [...]
12 July 2021
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 [...]
8 July 2021
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 [...]
25 June 2021
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 [...]
21 June 2021
April 28, 2021 - GCO celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Diogo, Senegal.
28 April 2021
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 [...]
15 April 2021
Grande Côte Opérations (GCO), a subsidiary of the Eramet Group specialized in the recovery of mineral sands in Senegal, is the latest company in the Group to receive ISO 14001 certification. On April 7, 2021, GCO was awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification by Bureau Veritas for its environmental management system, which is compliant with international standards. [...]
15 April 2021
A first for him as well as the Group: Falaye Keita, Head of the Purchasing and Finance Department at Eramet Sandouville, is the first expatriate employee of GCO. Read about his story below. Six months ago, Falaye Keita traded the dunes of Senegal for the plains of Normandy when he transferred to Eramet Sandouville - [...]
29 March 2021
The sixth Salon International des Mines (SIM) was held on January 26 under the theme “For a resilient mining sector in Senegal”. Featuring an introduction by Senegal’s Minister of Mines and Geology, Mr Oumar Sarr, the conference was attended by the country’s major mining companies. Organized via video conference due to the health crisis, the [...]
11 February 2021
On Thursday, January 28, the GCO Board of Directors approved the appointment of Benoît Robitaille as CEO of GCO. For personal reasons, Michel Privé decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer of GCO and return to Canada. He will step down on January 31, 2021. The appointment of Benoît Robitaille as Chief Executive Officer, [...]
1 February 2021
VIRTUAL SIM SENEGAL JANUARY 26-27, 2021 ONLINE EVENT For a resilient mining sector in Senegal Find documents related to the event below. SIM-Online-2021-FR-18.01.2021.pdf GCO-2020-Def_FR.pdf GCO-2020-Def_ENG.pdf
22 January 2021
Fidèle à son esprit de solidarité et de partage, le Fonds de Soutien à l’Education Islamique de GCO (FSEI) a construit une nouvelle école coranique à Lompoul, un daara moderne qui peut contenir jusqu’à près de 80 élèves. Situé à quelques encablures de la zone industrielle et minière de GCO à Diogo, Lompoul n’avait pas [...]
22 October 2020
GCO, c’est une mine, un bassin artificiel, des ressources en eau limitées… et à préserver pour les besoins des populations voisines. Comment ? Grâce à l’hydrogéologie, une expertise pointue. Côte atlantique du Sénégal, nord-est de Dakar, dans les Niayes : du sable à perte de vue, des cultures maraîchères, et de la savane… voici [...]
29 September 2020
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, GCO’s management has made changes to contain the virus in order to protect the health of its employees and partners. Its strategy has focused on keeping the virus out of GCO’s workspaces and living quarters, in order to maintain production and retain jobs for as long as possible. [...]
25 June 2020
In a show of solidarity, GCO employees have renewed their support for the daaras in Diogo and the surrounding area through their Islamic Education Support Fund (FSEI). With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, the FSEI has greatly increased its budget for food donations to help its beneficiaries meet their basic needs during the health [...]
11 May 2020
GCO answered the call issued by the President of Senegal, His Excellency Mr Macky Sall, by disbursing 500,000,000 CFA francs (€760,000) to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The president had previously called on the nation’s stakeholders to contribute to the national effort. GCO’s financial contribution once again reflects its commitment to helping the Senegalese government beat [...]
30 March 2020
The ERAMET Group pledges to conduct its business, everywhere in the countries in which it operates, in the strictest compliance with fundamental values and the laws and regulations applicable to it. These values currently form the foundation of its ethical conduct and encourage all employees to act with integrity. To support this effort, Eramet has [...]
25 March 2020
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