Bong mine
Mine in Bong County, Liberia
Location | |
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Bong County | |
Country | Liberia |
Production | |
Products | Iron ore |
History | |
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]
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