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Lekoumou, Lékoumou

Zanaga iron prospect

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: itabirite, hematite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Large itabirite ridge explored for decades as one of Africa's biggest undeveloped iron projects

Documented in exploration literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

forest tracks

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