Musongati is a town in the Commune of Musongati, Rutana Province, in south-eastern Burundi.
Musongati | |
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  Musongati Location in Burundi | |
| Coordinates: 3°43′42″S 30°05′35″E / 3.72828°S 30.09311°E | |
| Country |  Burundi |
| Province | Rutana Province |
| Elevation | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
Location
editMusongati is located in Musongati Commune, Rutana Province, approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi), by road, south-east of Bujumbura, the financial capital and largest city in Burundi.[1] This is approximately 78.5 kilometres (49 mi), by road, south-east of Gitega, the capital city of Burundi.[2]
Overview
editMusongati is the location of significant deposits of nickel, platinum, palladium, copper, gold and iron. The minerals are developed by Burundi Musongati Mining (BMM), a public-private-partnership company, co-owned by Kermas Corporation (85 percent) and by the Government of Burundi (15 percent).[3]
Transport
editIt is on the route of the proposed railway from Tanzania to the Burundi capital Gitega.[4] Therefore, there are unlimited contentions whether they should change the route since Musongati has Nickel deposit and has also numerous chutes of water.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Globefeed.com (29 May 2019). "Distance between Musongati, Burundi and Bujumbura, Burundi". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Globefeed.com (29 May 2019). "Distance between Musongati, Burundi and Gitega, Burundi". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ a b Ilan Solomons (22 August 2014). "Significant PGM Prospects At Burundi Project". Johannesburg: Mining Weekly Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Senelwa, Kennedy (25 July 2015). "Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania Plan Joint Railway Project". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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