Matakong
Matakong
Place in Forécariah Prefecture, Guinea
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.
Matakong, Forécariah Prefecture | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 09°16′20″N 13°25′20″W | |
| Country | Guinea |
| Prefecture | Forécariah Prefecture |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
Matakong is also called Matakan.
Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Trans-Guinean Railway, aimed at transporting large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast, notably from the mines at Simandou, 650km east . The proposed Bellzone iron ore mine at Kalia may also share this railway line.[1]
New port
A new deep water port is needed because, firstly, the port at Conakry is built out and there is no room, and secondly, because a new port at Matakong has better access though flatter ground to the hinterland.
A 20 km pier may be needed to reach deep water suitable for panamax size ships. An artificial island contains the ship loader and ore dumps, and these is connected by a conveyor belt from the railway unloaded on the mainland. It is not known if the railway terminates in a Balloon loop.
- "Bellzone Mining - Kalia Rail System". Archived from the original on 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
