Bagla Hills
Bagla Hills are located in eastern Sierra Leone within the newly created Gola National Park near the border with Liberia. The site has been the subject of recent controversy between developers and conservationists. The Gola National Park has been subject to a study and report into the conflicts and lack of clarity between the mining and forestry sectors in Sierra Leone by Global Witness. The Bagla Hills are home to some of Africas most threatened wildlife including the Jentink's Duiker.
The deposit was first discovered in the 1970s by the now defunct company Bethlehem Steel. Their prospecting report suggests a potential yield of several billions of tonnes of ore in the deposit, however the area has not bee resurveyed since and the potential iron ore yields are speculative.
A railway in Liberia almost reaches the border at Kongo which is 15 km short of Bagla Hills. However the border is the Mano river.
Maps
See also
- Iron ore in Africa.
- National Iron Ore Company [1]
References
External links
- Press Release 2009
- MSN Map
- Gola Rainforest National Park website
- Global Witness report on the Gola Forest
Coordinates: 07°15′52″N 11°18′17″W / 7.26444°N 11.30472°W