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All Eramet mines are now ISO 14001 certified
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, [...]
Workplace safety – Matar Samb, 2020 Champion of Champions
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 [...]
From GCO to Sandouville: Falaye Keita, the globe-trotting financier
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 [...]
VIRTUAL SIM 2021: GCO shares its best practice
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, [...]
Benoît Robitaille appointed CEO of GCO
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 [...]
SIM 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
Développement de l’éducation : le FSEI bâti une école coranique à Lompoul
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 [...]
GGO practices responsible water management
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 [...]
GCO and the Covid-19 pandemic
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 [...]