douala in the melee of the bond, page-3

Will some of these projects be dependent on Sundances rail line?
e.g.How will Rio transport Bauxite to it's Aluminium smelter?



Following is the list of Cameroon Projects in or close to the execution phase, with estimated financial closing in 2010/2011 (Source GICAM, Douala 16/12/2009):

The financial closing means those projects are about to start construction soon after this period. It also give indication that investments will start flowing in Cameroon Economy from that period (2010/2011).

1. Project Cobalt-Nickel-Manganese of Nkamouna (Geovic Mining)
2. Draft Oil Yard Limbe (Cameroon)
3. Extension Project of the Edea smelter (Rio Tinto Alcan)
4. Proposed hydroelectric Lom Pangar (Cameroon)
5. Project operating iron ore Mbalam (Sundance Resources)
6. Proposed deepwater port of Kribi (Cameroon & Private Partners)
7. Thermal Power Project Kribi gas (AES Corp.)
8. Project expansion and modernisation of the oil refinery in Limbe (Total)
9. The proposed construction of a plant to liquefy natural gas at Kribi (GDF Suez)
10.Construction Project 2nd Bridge Wouri in Douala (Cameroon)

Confirm the launch of major projects in 2010 as announced by Cameroon Gov.
And Mbalam is one of their strategic projects.

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