Askaf is an iron ore prospect in Mauritania.
Railway
The deposit straddles the SNIM railway 598 km from its port of export.
In 2014, Glencore Xstrata paid $1 billion to SNIM for access to that company's rail and port infrastructure, however, after iron ore prices dropped 40% in 2018, Glencore pulled out of the deal.
See also
- Railway stations in Mauritania
- Iron ore in Africa
References
- "Sphere Minerals delivers 319Mt maiden resource for Askaf Iron Ore Project - Proactiveinvestors (AU)". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
22°23′03″N 12°41′56″W / 22.384104°N 12.6989692°W / 22.384104; -12.6989692
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