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
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 fo ...
reserves in
Cameroon and in the world having estimated reserves of 800 million tonnes of ore grading 62% iron metal.
See also
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List of mines in Cameroon
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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 ...
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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
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Iron mines in Cameroon