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Iron Ore Mines in Cameroon
Cameroon has 7 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 18th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 2 operating and 5 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Caminex SA (2), G-Stones Resources SA (2) and Camina SA (1) — Caminex SA alone is named on 29% of them. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Camina Ngovayang Mine, proposed. They account for 17% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Cameroon.
7
Iron Ore Mine in Cameroon
#18
of 70 countries
5
In construction / proposed
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Who owns Cameroon's iron ore mines
- Caminex SA2 29%
- G-Stones Resources SA2 29%
- Camina SA1 14%
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd1 14%
- Sinosteel Cam SA1 14%
- Sinosteel Corp Ltd1 14%
- Sundance Resources Ltd1 14%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Camina Ngovayang Mineproposed
- Caminex Nkout Mineproposed
- Caminex Ntem Mineproposed
- G-Stones Resources Akom 2 Mineproposed
- Sundance Resources Mbalam (Mbarga) Mineproposed
How Cameroon compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 15. United States10
- 16. Sweden8
- 17. Tunisia8
- 18. Cameroon7
- 19. Algeria7
- 20. Mauritania7
- 21. Vietnam7
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Cameroon?
- OverWatts maps 7 iron ore mines in Cameroon — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 18th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Cameroon?
- Caminex SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 7 (29%). Next are G-Stones Resources SA (2), Camina SA (1) and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (1).
- What new iron ore mines are being built in Cameroon?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Camina Ngovayang Mine, Caminex Nkout Mine and Caminex Ntem Mine.