Congo
Brazzaville sets up mining investment firm
The mining minister's legal adviser has registered the firm ahead of a string of anticipated ICC rulings.
There are very few known pockets of iron ore mining on the African continent yet given its many industrial properties it has become a high-stakes resource with political and financial ramifications. The are several iron ore research projects on the go, including Guinea's gigantic Simandou, Nimba and Zogota deposits.