{"id":1410,"date":"2021-10-27T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gco.eramet.com\/uncategorized\/his-excellency-mr-philippe-lalliot-frances-ambassador-to-senegal-takes-an-in-depth-tour-of-gcos-mining-operations\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:46:10","slug":"his-excellency-mr-philippe-lalliot-frances-ambassador-to-senegal-takes-an-in-depth-tour-of-gcos-mining-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grande-cote.eramet.com\/en\/his-excellency-mr-philippe-lalliot-frances-ambassador-to-senegal-takes-an-in-depth-tour-of-gcos-mining-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"His Excellency Mr Philippe Lalliot, France\u2019s ambassador to Senegal, takes an in-depth tour of GCO\u2019s mining operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>On October 25, France\u2019s ambassador to Senegal, Mr Philippe Lalliot, took a tour of our mining site in Diogo.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The eventful day saw a series of presentations by CEO Guillaume Kurek and his teams, during which they focused on the production infrastructure, community-related challenges, the resettlement strategy, as well as GCO\u2019s prized restoration process.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the tour, Mr Lalliot congratulated and thanked the site\u2019s teams for their warm welcome and expertise.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he was impressed to see the company involved in such a major economic operation, which requires heavy investments and is profitable over the long term, while also taking great care to cultivate positive relations with the host communities.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Lalliot particularly appreciated the company\u2019s efforts to improve living conditions and meet the expectations of the affected communities.\u00a0He also praised the teams for their expertise in improving the environment, as well as their efforts to promote local employment for young people and, in particular, women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The mining sector generally has a poor brand image. 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