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Mbalam Mine
The Mbalam mine is a large iron mine located in south-east Cameroon in the East Region. Mbalam represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Cameroon and in the world having estimated reserves of 800 million tonnes of ore grading 62% iron metal. See also * List of mines in Cameroon * List of iron mines This is a list of iron mines. North America Canada *Adams Mine * Howells Lake-Howells River North mine * KéMag mine * LabMag mine * Lac Otelnuk mine * Lac Ritchie mine *Mary River Mine *Mont Wright (Quebec) * Sheps-Perault Lake mine *Sherman Mi ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mbalam Mine Iron mines in Cameroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Region (Cameroon)
The East Region (french: Région de l'Est) occupies the southeastern portion of the Republic of Cameroon. It is bordered to the east by the Central African Republic, to the south by Congo, to the north by the Adamawa Region, and to the west by the Centre and South Regions. With 109,002 km2 of territory, it is the largest region in the nation as well as the most sparsely populated. Historically, the peoples of the East have been settled in Cameroonian territory for longer than any other of the country's many ethnic groups, the first inhabitants being the Baka (or Babinga) pygmies. The East Region has very little industry, its main commerce consisting of logging, timber, and mining. Instead, the bulk of its inhabitants are subsistence farmers. The region is thus of little political import and is often ignored by Cameroonian politicians. This coupled with the low level of development in the province have led to its being dubbed "the forgotten province". The southwest regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite (, 72.4% Fe), hematite (, 69.9% Fe), goethite (, 62.9% Fe), limonite (, 55% Fe) or siderite (, 48.2% Fe). Ores containing very high quantities of hematite or magnetite (greater than about 60% iron) are known as "natural ore" or "direct shipping ore", meaning they can be fed directly into iron-making blast furnaces. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel—98% of the mined iron ore is used to make steel. In 2011 the ''Financial Times'' quoted Christopher LaFemina, mining analyst at Barclays Capital, saying that iron ore is "more integral to the global economy than any other commodity, except perhaps oil". Sources Metallic iron is virtually unknown on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Ore
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite (, 72.4% Fe), hematite (, 69.9% Fe), goethite (, 62.9% Fe), limonite (, 55% Fe) or siderite (, 48.2% Fe). Ores containing very high quantities of hematite or magnetite (greater than about 60% iron) are known as "natural ore" or "direct shipping ore", meaning they can be fed directly into iron-making blast furnaces. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel—98% of the mined iron ore is used to make steel. In 2011 the ''Financial Times'' quoted Christopher LaFemina, mining analyst at Barclays Capital, saying that iron ore is "more integral to the global economy than any other commodity, except perhaps oil". Sources Metallic iron is virtually unknown on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mines In Cameroon
{{unreferenced, date=December 2021 The following list of mines in Cameroon is subsidiary to the lists of mines in Africa article and Lists of mines articles. This list contains working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output(s) and province. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list. Operational mines are demarcated by bold typeface, future mines are demarcated in ''italics''. Bauxite * Minim Martap mine Diamond * Mobilong diamond mine Iron * Mbalam mine * Nkout mine Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ... * Mines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Iron Mines
This is a list of iron mines. North America Canada *Adams Mine * Howells Lake-Howells River North mine * KéMag mine * LabMag mine * Lac Otelnuk mine * Lac Ritchie mine *Mary River Mine *Mont Wright (Quebec) * Sheps-Perault Lake mine *Sherman Mine United States *Benson Mines * Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum *Dorney Road Landfill *Franklin Furnace * Hibernia mines * Hill-Annex Mine State Park *Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine * The Iron Mine, Port Henry, New York *Iron Mountain (Utah) * Iron Mountain District * Iron Mountain Mine *Jackson Mine * Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park *Lyon Mountain, New York * Montreal Company Location Historic District *Mountain Iron Mine * Paulson Mine * Pioneer Mine *Portsmouth Mine Pit Lake * Pyne Mine * Rouchleau Mine *Sloss Mines * Sterling Lake *Wenonah, Alabama South America Bolivia * El Mutún mine Brazil * Alegria mine *Carajás Mine * Corumbá (mine) *Gongo Soco * Minas-Rio *S11D Chile * Dominga *El Algarrobo * El Laco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
