{"id":56704,"date":"2026-02-23T08:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eramet.com\/?p=56704"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:28:40","slug":"statement-regarding-the-fire-at-the-extraction-unit-of-the-eramet-grande-cote-site-in-senegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eramet.com\/en\/news\/statement-regarding-the-fire-at-the-extraction-unit-of-the-eramet-grande-cote-site-in-senegal\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement regarding the fire at the extraction unit of the Eramet Grande C\u00f4te site in Senegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>As soon as the fire started at the WCP (<em>Wet Concentration Plant<\/em>) extraction facility, territorial and administrative authorities were informed, and a dedicated system was activated to ensure regular and transparent communication with neighboring communities regarding developments.<\/p>\n<p>The immediate intervention of Eramet Grande C\u00f4te\u2019s internal emergency response teams (<em>ERT \u2013 Emergency Response Team<\/em>), mobilized without delay in coordination with firefighters from nearby localities, made it possible to contain the situation and extinguish the fire. The teams then carried out cooling operations on the facilities while continuing to secure the affected perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>The safety of employees, contractors, and surrounding communities remains the absolute priority of the Eramet Group and its subsidiary Eramet Grande C\u00f4te.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation is ongoing to determine the causes of the fire, verify the overall condition of the plant, and assess the impact of the event on the site\u2019s operations. Initial findings indicate that the fire was contained upstream of the WCP and that the spiral concentrators used for mineral sands separation were not affected.<\/p>\n<p>The Eramet Group will provide further updates as soon as additional information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,44],"tags":[152,328],"class_list":["post-56704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-en","category-group","tag-eramet-grande-cote","tag-senegal-en","nature-press-release","type-other-publication"],"acf":{"pdf":56701,"titre_du_pdf":"","pdf_rendering":true},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Statement regarding the fire at the extraction unit of the Eramet Grande C\u00f4te site in Senegal - 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