The Bangombe Plateau (sometimes written as ''Bongombé'') is a

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...

covering east of

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 ...

, in the

Haut Ogooue Haut may refer to: * ''Haut'' (newspaper), a newspaper published in Luxembourg {{disambiguation ...

Region of

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

. Exploitation of

manganese Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. It is a hard, brittle, silvery metal, often found in minerals in combination with iron. Manganese is a transition metal with a multifaceted array of industrial alloy use ...

deposits started on the plateau in 1953 by the ''

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. ...

'' (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

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and a

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. * Moanda Railway Station lies in the north of the plateau.

Features

See also