Nov 27, 2010· A recent dispatch from Chinese state radio announced that the Cameroonian government will soon begin a US$50 million compensation program for residents on the site of the future port. According to the article, "The Kribi deep water port in southern Cameroon will be constructed on a 26,000 acres piece of land.

The new deep-water port would be located near Kribi, where CamIron would construct a stand-alone iron-ore terminal, which would allow for phased additional development by the other selected operators. Sundance said it was developing Cameroon's Mbalam iron-ore project, which was located close to the Belinga iron-ore project in Gabon that China ...

Two potential DSO targets in Cameroon – Binga and Minko – are close to the planned deep-water port at Kribi. "The number of targets identified, and their geophysical signatures, confirm that the licences in Cameroon are highly prospective and suggest the company has the potential to be a significant iron-ore producer in West Africa ...

boat docked at the Kribi deep water port on june 22, 2017, and the opening of the terminal announced for March 1, 2018. And then, the investors were also considering the electrification of the railways networks in the country. GE Africa is an instrumental partner in supporting sub-Saharan Africa's socio-economic growth. Thus, Cameroon will

Jul 01, 2017· Mbalam iron ore project in Cameroon. The Mbalam iron ore deposit in Cameroon is located in the heart of the Congo Basin rainforests. ... The project would have consisted of a mine and a transport corridor and deep water port facility in Kribi on the coast of Cameroon. It aimed to exploit 35 million tonnes of iron ore per year for at least 25 ...

Sep 24, 2014· Project Mbalam in Cameroon, the largest contract ever. With a contract totalling some 2,6 billion euros, the Group is to build a railway line and a deep-water port in Mbalam, and it extends its presence into a further African market. 24.09.2014

Duplication is also possible on the other side of Cameroon, from the eastern part of the country to the deep water port of Kribi, second in the Cemac subregion after that of Pointe-Noire in Congo. Structuring projects, they are entrusted, providing enormous direct and indirect jobs.

Feb 04, 2019· Cameroon's existing port of Douala was overworked, run down and restricted by its location on a sediment-filled estuary. When completed in 2035, Kribi will be the biggest deep-water port in …

Aug 30, 2018· In Cameroon, CHEC has the country's largest projects: the first and second stages of the Kribi complex will cost $1.3 billion, while it's also building a $453 million highway linked to the port, holds a contract to dredge the port of Douala and has signed an accord for a railway to the Mbalam …

The Kribi Deep sea port is a major component of the central African country's Vision 2035, which aims to establish Cameroon as an emerging country over the next 25-30 years.

Dec 19, 2014· The port of Kribi is being developed as a deep water port which beats the existing shallow port to the north. This is originally for iron ore traffic. The port is now owned by the government, and is multi-user. A new bauxite mine "adjacent" to the rail line in the north of Cameroon is being developed, and will share Port Kribi.

Iron Ore Project will comprise a mine; transport corridor and deep water port facility to be located on the coast of Cameroon south of Kribi to support a 35 million tonne a year operation for at least 25 years (refer Figure 3). The ore will be mined in two stages. Stage 1 will last for at

Aug 19, 2020· Kribi Conteneurs Terminal (KCT) welcomed the CMA CGM Cendrillon ship on 17 August 2020. Measuring 334 metres long and with a capacity of 8,645 TEUs, the vessel inaugurated the direct Asia-Africa (ASAF) line at the Kribi deep-water port. The Asia-West Africa Service (ASAF), operated by the CMA CGM shipping company,...

The Mbalam/Nabeba Iron Ore Project is based around a group of large-scale iron ore deposits spanning the border between the Republic of Cameroon and the neighbouring Republic of Congo in central West Africa. The Project is an integrated mine, rail and port operation that will unlock the potential of a new world-class iron ore region in

operate the deep sea port of Kribi in Cameroon. Following a bidding process set up by ... Cameroon's import and export but with a water depth of only 7m the port is not suitable ... at Mbalam and Nabeba, which are located near the border between Cameroon and Congo. Since 2009 Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto

Oct 13, 2011· Buying Sundance will give Hanlong control of the Mbalam rail, port and mine project straddling Cameroon and Congo. ... Cameroon and a deep water port …

8.1.3Mbalam water wells 18 8.1.4Kud'A Tube support 18 8.1.5 Socio-economic survey and analysis in the Mbalam area 19 8.1.6 UFA 10-034 (Cam Iron Offset forest) 20 8.2 Congo 21 8.2.1 Analysis of institutional and organisational resources in the Sangha Division 21 …

Apr 10, 2020· Douala is Cameroon's traditional main port but with a draught – or water depth – of just 8.5m, it is unable to serve such container ships. As a result, the government decided to add a container terminal to the country's only deep-water port, Kribi, which was originally built to export oil from the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline.

Jun 07, 2014· Mbalam-Nabeba project is located in Central Africa and will include an iron mine in Cameroon and another in Congo that is served by a railway network of 510 km crossing from east to west Cameroon to the deep water port on Cameroon's west coast as well as 71 km of rail connecting Nbeba to Mbalam.

Sep 12, 2018· The licences are accessible via a network of paved and lateritic roads which also connect the Project to the newly constructed deep water port at Kribi. Bikoula is situated within 30km from a proposed trans-Cameroon railway line that aims to service a number of iron ore deposits in the region, including Mbalam and Nkout, the latter of which is ...

Feb 28, 2013· Deep Water Port • Cheapest /best location in Africa • No Breakwater • Equatorial waters • 1Km Jetty • US $0.7B Dedicated Railway • Simple design • Standard Gauge 32t axle load • No tunnels, only 640m of bridges, mostly flat, run down to coast • 510Kms to Mbalam + 70Kms to Nabeba • US $2.75B Mines • Low strip ratio

Measuring 334 metres long and with a capacity of 8,645 TEUs, the vessel inaugurated the direct Asia-Africa (ASAF) line at the Kribi deep-water port. KCT is the concessionary of the container terminal at the Kribi deep-water port, composed of a group of Cameroonian shareholders, Bollore, CMA CGM, and …

Iron Ore. Grand Batanga is the possible site of a deep water port for the haulage of iron ore from the Mbalam region about 450 km to the east. As there is no natural harbour in the vicinity, a pier several kilometres long will be needed to access deep water of about 20 metres.

Jan 21, 2009· Cam Iron, a subsidiary of the Australian mining company Sundance Resources, has been chosen by the Cameroon authorities to build an iron ore export terminal near Kribi as part of a multi-user deep water port project. The choice was announced by the Cameroon minister of transport, Gounoko Haounaye.Cam Iron will be working with Rio Tinto Alcan, Groupe Bollore of France and …

Jun 16, 2021· It is widely agreed that the construction of a deep-water port in Kribi is needed. Currently, over 90 percent of Cameroon's maritime trade goes through the port of Douala, which is filled with ...

The Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project has been put on a fast-track schedule, with production scheduled to begin in 2017. Environmental approval was obtained from Cameroon in July 2010. The definitive feasibility study for stage one and the pre-feasibility study for stage two of the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project was completed in April 2011.

Mar 17, 2021· The Strategic Review incorporates the potential positive impacts from recent infrastructure upgrades in Cameroon, including the completion of the deep water port …

Nov 22, 2011· The Mbalam project is based around a group of large-scale iron ore deposits and when built will consist of two mines and a haulage line to transport ore to the coast and a planned deep water …