Country Guinea Elevation 755 m Number of airports 1 | Region Nzerekore Region Prefecture Beyla Prefecture | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Beyla is a town and urban sub-prefecture located in southeastern Guinea. It is the capital of Beyla Prefecture and the main town of the Konyan region.
Population 13,204 (2008 est)
Mining
Beyla is the main town serving the Simandou iron ore project. The mine is operated by a British-Australian mining corporation called the Rio Tinto Group. Its presence in Beyla has lasted approximately 17 years. The Rio Tinto Group has also invested about $700,000,000 USD towards the Guinea government for the purpose of exploring and likely prospecting of the mountain.
References
Beyla, Guinea Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA