RE: Phildon17 Mar 2021 07:52
Interesting thread of conversation about technical challenges. I have worked in this region - although just over the border in Gabon where a number of companies faced similar challenges re. possible iron ore and manganese mining. Pointe Noir is too small for large vessels and the tidal range all along this coast is small. The iron ore miners were going to build their own jetty port - so I guess the same is possible here. Plenty of good, hard rock inland (15 km or so from coast). Re. power for the mining ops this is elephant grass country which is just burned seasonally. It has a high calorific value and therefore can be either burned to produce power and/or bioethanol via a specialist plant.