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Indienne, Congo

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(Redirected from Point Indienne) Place in the Republic of the Congo

4°39′41″S 11°47′0″E / 4.66139°S 11.78333°E / -4.66139; 11.78333 Pointe Indienne is a cape north of Pointe Noire in the Republic of the Congo. It is also the name of the beach close to it.

Transport

Pointe Indienne lighthouse circa 1900

The place is the proposed site of a new deep water port for the export of iron ore.

South African miner Exxaro is looking at exporting up to 10mtpa of iron ore from the Port Indienne, including the construction of a 35 km rail spur to the existing Congo–Ocean Railway.

See also

References

  1. "La pointe indienne".
  2. "Mining Weekly - Exxaro looks at port and rail expansion in Congo".
  3. "Exxaro looks at port and rail expansion in Congo". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  4. "Railpage". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-17.


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