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Moanda
Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the ''Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué'' (COMILOG), which began mining in 1957. Moanda has a population of around 39,298 inhabitants (2010 est.) and is the second largest city in the Haut Ogooué Region, after Franceville. It is also a border town, lying 100 km away from the border with the Republic of Congo. History Moanda was originally a village lying on the swampy banks of the Miosso River. The discovery and exploitation of manganese in the nearby Bangombe Plateau from 1953 led to the emergence of the city. In 1977 Moanda had an estimated 230 million tons of manganese, some one-fifth of the world's deposits. In 1959, the 75 km COMILOG Cableway to the railway at Mbinda in the Republic of Congo was constructed to export the manganese, but it was eventually closed in 1986 when the Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagnie Minière De L'Ogooué
The Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué, or COMILOG, is a manganese mining and processing company based in Moanda, Gabon. It is a subsidiary of the French metallurgical group Eramet. The company is the world's second largest producer of manganese ore. At first the ore was carried by a cableway to the border with the Republic of the Congo, then by rail to the sea at Pointe-Noire. In the 1980s a railway was built to carry the ore through Gabon to the sea near Libreville. Ore deposits Manganese was first reported in the Franceville region in 1895. Further discoveries were made in 1934, 1944 and 1945. Systematic exploration began in 1951. In 1951 a joint mission of the Bureau Minier de la France d'Outre-Mer and U.S. Steel found a large deposit estimated at over 100 million tonnes of marketable ore. The ore is high quality with a manganese content of 45–50%. The deposits are found in five plateaus around Moanda in the Haut-Ogooué Province and were formed by supergene enrichment of Preca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagnie Minière De L'Ogooué
The Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué, or COMILOG, is a manganese mining and processing company based in Moanda, Gabon. It is a subsidiary of the French metallurgical group Eramet. The company is the world's second largest producer of manganese ore. At first the ore was carried by a cableway to the border with the Republic of the Congo, then by rail to the sea at Pointe-Noire. In the 1980s a railway was built to carry the ore through Gabon to the sea near Libreville. Ore deposits Manganese was first reported in the Franceville region in 1895. Further discoveries were made in 1934, 1944 and 1945. Systematic exploration began in 1951. In 1951 a joint mission of the Bureau Minier de la France d'Outre-Mer and U.S. Steel found a large deposit estimated at over 100 million tonnes of marketable ore. The ore is high quality with a manganese content of 45–50%. The deposits are found in five plateaus around Moanda in the Haut-Ogooué Province and were formed by supergene enrichment of Preca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moanda Airport
Moanda Airport (or Moanda-Bangombé Airport) is an airport serving Moanda, a town in the Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon. The runway lies to the northeast of the town. The airport was relocated in December 2010, after two and a half years of construction work, due to the discovery of manganese deposits underneath the old runway. The new runway is longer (from to ) and wide. The construction cost of 6 billion CFA francs was entirely financed by the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (a local mining company). See also * * List of airports in Gabon * Transport in Gabon Modes of transport in Gabon include rail, road, water, and air. The one rail link, the Trans-Gabon Railway, connects the port of Owendo with the inland town of Franceville. Most but not all of the country is connected to the road network, much of w ... References External links * Moanda Airport [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Zone
The Third Zone District of Moanda lies south of the city of Moanda, Gabon. It is isolated from the city by the Miosso Swamp and its only connection remains the Moanda-Bakoumba road, which passes between Mounts Moanda and Boundinga and continues to the border with Congo-Brazzaville. Geography The Third Zone District is home to Rigobert Landji Public High School, the largest high school in Moanda. The high school is built on a previously unoccupied plateau, making Moanda a town built on four plateaus. References # Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain) (1993)''Country report: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea''.The Unit. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2011. # "Moanda Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA ) is an United States scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, monitors oceanic and atmospheric condi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Moanda
Mount Moanda is a sandstone rock lying south to Moanda, a manganese mining town in Gabon. The mountain is less than 500m high but remains a landmark to the city. It lies next to Mount Boundinga, also a sandstone rock. The road connecting Moanda to Bakoumba passes between the two rocks. The rock is respected by Moanda residents and almost holy to residents of the Third Zone district of the city. Several stories and legends about the rock exist. See also * Mount Boundinga * Moanda Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the ''Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué'' (COMILOG), which began ... Mountains of Gabon {{Africa-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COMILOG Cableway
The COMILOG Cableway was one of the longest cableways in the world, until its closure in 1986. The ropeway conveyor ran for 76 km from Moanda in the Haut-Ogooué Province of south eastern Gabon to Mbinda in the Republic of Congo. In 1954, the Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué (COMILOG), a French-American company formed the previous year, decided to begin mining manganese in the Gabonese town of Moanda. The town lay deep in the rainforest, and export of the metal was a problem. The nearest reliable transport route was the Congo-Ocean Railway, but this lay more than 250km away, across difficult terrain. George Perrineau was charged with constructing a transport link between the two. It was decided to construct a cableway from Moanda to Mbinda, and then branch of the Congo-Ocean Railway to Mont Bello, from which the existing railway would link to the port of Pointe-Noire.Ya SanzaDossiers spéciaux: COMILOG pecial Dossier: COMILOG/ref> The conveyor was routed via the small t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Boundinga
Mount Boundinga is a sandstone rock lying south of Moanda, a manganese mining town in Gabon. It is larger than its neighbour, Mount Moanda, but lower in height. The road connecting Moanda to Bakoumba passes between the two rocks. The rock is respected by Moanda residents and is considered almost holy by the residents of the Third Zone The Third Zone District of Moanda lies south of the city of Moanda, Gabon. It is isolated from the city by the Miosso Swamp and its only connection remains the Moanda-Bakoumba road, which passes between Mounts Moanda and Boundinga and continues t ... district of the city. Several stories and legends about the rock exist. Hotel Boundinga, the largest hotel in Moanda, is named after the mountain. Mountains of Gabon {{Africa-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Mokta El Hadid
The Société Mokta El Hadid was an iron ore mining company in Algeria, and later in other West African countries. From around 1865 until 1927 it was the largest mining company in Algeria, delivering ore of exceptional quality for processing in France. In 1878 the original Mokta El Hadid mine near Bône (now Annaba) was said to be capable of supporting 25% of Europe's steel production. Before this mine was exhausted the company opened additional mines in Algeria. Later it extended its operations to countries such as Tunisia, Morocco, Niger, Côte-d'Ivoire and Madagascar, and mined manganese, chromium and uranium. In October 1970 the Société le Nickel, soon to become the Imétal holding company, took over the Mokta company. The company was later renamed Compagnie française de Mokta (CFM), specializing in uranium mining. First discovery The mine is about from the port of Bône in the Mokta hill beside at the foot of a mountain chain that runs from south to north, then turns east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans-Gabon Railway
The Trans-Gabon Railway (french: Transgabonais) is the only railway in Gabon. It runs east from Owendo port station in Libreville to Franceville via numerous stations, the main ones being Ndjolé, Lopé, Booué, Lastoursville and Moanda. History A railway was first planned in 1885. Investigations into the line were conducted in 1968, funding was agreed in 1973, and construction began the following year. The first section, from Owendo to Ndjolé, opened in 1978, with the remaining sections opening in stages until December 1986. Costs were well over budget and almost bankrupted the country. The Trans-Gabon Railway is overall adjacent the Ogooue River until Ndjolé. Most important constructions are the Juckville Tunnel, the viaduct over the Abanga swamp, and the bridge over the confluence between the Ogooue and the Ivindo Rivers. The line to Franceville was completed in 1987. Originally intended to reach Makokou and carry iron ore, its route was changed for politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangombe Plateau
The Bangombe Plateau (sometimes written as ''Bongombé'') is a plateau covering east of Moanda, in the Haut Ogooue Region of Gabon. Exploitation of manganese deposits started on the plateau in 1953 by the ''Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué'' (COMILOG). It is also one of the naturally occurring fission reactors. Features * The town of Moanda is built on the edge of the slopes of the plateau. * The plateau is also home to an airfield and a golf course. * Moanda Railway Station lies in the north of the plateau. See also * Oklo Oklo is a region near the town of Franceville, in the Haut-Ogooué province of the Central African country of Gabon. Several natural nuclear fission reactors were discovered in the uranium mines in the region in 1972. History Gabon was a French ... {{coord, 1, 34, 11, S, 13, 17, 39, E, display=title Plateaus of Gabon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Mangasport
Association Sportive Mangasport, abbreviated AS Mangasport, is a Gabonese football club based in Moanda. It was founded in 1962. They play at the Stade Henri Sylvoz. Achievements *Gabon Championnat National D1: 9 :: 1995, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2018. *Coupe du Gabon Interclubs: 6 :: 1964, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011. * Super Coupe du Gabon: 3 :: 1994, 2001, 2006. Performance in CAF competitions * CAF Champions League: 5 appearances :: 2001 – Preliminary Round :: 2005 – Preliminary Round :: 2006 – Preliminary Round :: 2007 – First Round :: 2009 – First Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance :: 1996 – First Round * CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance ::2012 – *CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to the pre-existing CAF international club competition the African Cup of Champions Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
