Liganga mine

The Liganga mine is a large proposed iron mine located in Southern highland of Tanzania in the Ludewa District of Njombe Region. Road construction has begun in 2014. Ongaba represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Tanzania and (perhaps) in the world having estimated reserves of 1.22 billion tonnes of ore grading 35% iron metal.[1]

Planned mining of iron ore from the iron ore massif near Liganga, Tanzania
Eisen Berg Liganga in Ludewa District, Njombe Region, Tanzania
Liganga mine
Location
LocationLudewa District
RegionNjombe Region
CountryTanzania
Production
ProductsIron ore

References

  1. "Bomani report" (PDF). hakimadini.org. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2013-06-25.

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