Bong mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | Iron ore |
| Opened | 2013 |
The Bong mine is a large iron mine located in central Liberia in Bong County. Bong represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Liberia and in the world having estimated reserves of 4 billion tonnes of ore grading 36% iron metal.[1]
A railway connects the mine to the capital city, Monrovia. The Bong mine railway was damaged during the civil war, and reopened in 2009.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "China's Wugang eyes H2 2013 startup for huge Liberia iron ore project". chinamining.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ↑ "World rail infrastructure market October 2010". Railway Gazette International. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
 | This Guinea-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
 | This article about a specific mine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |