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The Bong mine is a large iron mine located in central Liberia in Bong County. Bong represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Liberia and in the world having estimated reserves of 4 billion tonnes of ore grading 36% iron metal. [1] A railway connects the mine to the capital city, Monrovia. The Bong mine railway was damaged during the ...
Bong Town (also known as Bong Mine Community or just Bong) is a populated place in the Bong County of Liberia. [1]The Bong Mine, pictured in 1983 Powerhouse in Bong, 1983. From its establishment in 1958 through the late 1980s, the Bong Mining Company (BMC), a German-Italian-owned concession in Liberia built a substantial mining complex to surface mine the iron ore of the mountain range just on ...
Bong County was created in 1964, along with Nimba, Lofa and Grand Gedeh, when the administrative sub-divisions of Liberia were increased to a total of thirteen. The capital is Gbarnga, named after an old farm in the location. [7] Gbarnga was used by Charles Taylor as the base for his rebellion against the Presidency of Samuel Doe in the early ...
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A map of Liberia, showing Liberian counties and cities. Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.. This is a list of cities in Liberia: . Arthington; Barclayville; Belefuanai; Bensonville ...
Pages in category "Iron mines in Liberia" ... Bong mine; P. Putu mine This page was last edited on 23 September 2014, at 18:05 ...
Community Pop. (2014 est.) Households (2014 est) Municipal administration Electoral district Bong Mines Bridge 5,573 1,359 New Kru Town: Montserrado-16
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