Indienne, Congo

4°39′41″S 11°47′0″E 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.[1]

Transport
Pointe Indienne lighthouse circa 1900

The place is the proposed site of a new deep water port for the export of iron ore.[2]

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.[3][4]

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".


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