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Moanda is now one of the largest manganese mining centres in the world.

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Moanda

Gabon

Country
Gabon
Population
39.0K
Coordinates
-1.57, 13.20
1323rd most populous city in the world

Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the Compagnie minière de l'Ogooué (COMILOG), which began mining in 1957.

From the “Economy” section

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Photo: Vincent.vaquin · CC BY-SA 3.0