4°39′41″S 11°47′0″E / 4.66139°S 11.78333°E / -4.66139; 11.78333 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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