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Avima

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Avima is a small town in the Republic of Congo near the Gabon border to the west, and the Cameroon border to the north.

Mining

It is near significant iron ore deposits.

Transport

There are two proposed railway routes.

The shortest connects this mine with a crossborder standard gauge railway of the Sundance Resources railway at Mbalam in Cameroon.[1]

An alternative export route is with a connection via Belinga in Gabon to a junction at Booue on the existing standard gauge railway in Gabon.[2]

Timeline

2014

  • Contracts signed to build mine, railway and port for iron ore traffic.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Africa, Railways. "CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE IRON ORE".
  2. ^ "coremining.com".
  3. ^ http://www.sundanceresources.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/2796-93770933/MotaEngilAfricaAppointedtoBuildPortandRail

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