On 5th September 2019, the search for new investors concluded with High Power Exploration’s acquisition of all of the shares of Euronimba Limited.

On the same day, the Government of Guinea, SMFG and Euronimba Limited signed an amended mining convention. Since that date, SMFG restarted technical studies to refine the proposed Project’s design. The company also relaunched the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) by completing targeted field studies to update the Project’s baseline conditions. SMFG’s engineering and environmental personnel has worked closely to achieve a design that wherever possible avoids or otherwise minimises impacts. Thanks to the extensive drilling and environmental and social data collection from 2006, little further fieldwork is required in 2020. A targeted geotechnical study programme was completed in 2022 to permit defining the final locations for the future mine’s infrastructure. In parallel, a highly trained workforce of more than three hundred continue to work diligently to maintain current infrastructure, carry out environmental monitoring, and continue public engagement and support to local development and conservation.