Lolabé is a small coastal town in Cameroon. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Kribi and the border with Equatorial Guinea.
Lolabé | |
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  Lolabé Location in Cameroon | |
| Coordinates: 02°40′00″N 09°51′00″E / 2.66667°N 9.85000°E | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Province | South Province |
Port
editThe town has been chosen as the site for a port serving an iron ore railway (or slurry pipeline) from Mbalam. There will be a causeway about 700m long followed by a jetty 400m long. An area will be dredged to 22m to take 250,000 DWT Capesize ships or 24m to take 300,000 DWT Chinamax ships.[1] [2] In September 2010, Sundance signed an MoU with China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC) for construction of the port, which would be able to handle 35 million tons of iron ore per year for 25 years.[3][4] Contracts for construction of port, railway and mine, signed in June 2014.
The location of the port has no natural outcroppings,[clarification needed] so the port will consist of a long pier extending out to sea, with suitable dredging.
Timeline
edit2014
editSee also
edit- Transport in Cameroon
- Railway stations in Cameroon
- Iron ore in Africa
- List of Panamax ports
References
edit- ^ "Sundance Resources Limited".
- ^ "Sundance Resources 2008 Annual Report". Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ^ Swanepoel, Esmarie. "Sundance signs rail deal with Chinese firm for Mbalam project".
- ^ "Mineweb.com - The world's premier mining and mining investment website Chinese company to build West African port for Sundance project". Mineweb. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ MotaEngil Africa Appointed to Build Port and Rail sundanceresources.com.au [dead link]
- ^ Investor Briefings sundanceresources.com.au [dead link]
External links
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