The Bong mine is a large iron mine located in central Liberia in Bong County.
Bong represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Liberia and in the world having estimated reserves of 4 billion tonnes of ore grading 36% iron metal.
[1] A railway connects the mine to the capital city, Monrovia.
The Bong mine railway was damaged during the civil war, and reopened in 2009.
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