It is reported that according to the official news from  Ministry of Mines and Geology of Guinea, the government commission in charge of the international tender for blocks 1 and 2 of Simandou has came to a decision after evaluation that Societe Miniere de Boke, the mining company of SMB-Winning Consortium led by Singapore's Winning International Group, has exclusively won the tender for the mining blocks.

Societe Miniere de Boke is now officially the "Temporary Selected Eligible Bidder", and will now enter the negotiation phase for the Conventions of said project.

Winning Alliance is composed of Weili International, China Hongqiao Group under Shandong Weiqiao Venture Group, Guinea UMS and China Yantai Port Group. At present, Winning Alliance is also the largest bauxite developer in Guinea.