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Iron-rich mountains in the Guinea Highlands that daunted Sidiki Kone as a young geologist turned out to hold one of the biggest ore deposits on the planet.

BUSINESS / Markets

Nov 4, 2025

Huge new mine in Guinea with Chinese backing set to upend world iron ore market

The Simandou deposit is the world’s largest untapped seam of iron ore, with estimated reserves of at least 3 billion tons.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan’s landscape that they often go unnoticed.

Why Japan’s utility poles won’t be disappearing anytime soon

By Alex K.T. Martin

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