Kalia, Faranah

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Kalia is one of two towns in Guinea with this name. This is the one in Faranah Prefecture. It is east of the capital Conakry near Faranah and near to the border with Sierra Leone.

Namesake

The namesake town in Kalia, Gaoual, Guinea.

Mining

There are iron ore deposits nearby. {{cn|date=November 2024}} The exploration company is Bellzone.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bellzone.com.au/|title=Welcome to Bellzone Mining Ltd|website=www.bellzone.com.au|accessdate=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208165742/http://bellzone.com.au/ |archive-date=8 February 2009 |url-status=usurped}}

The port would be at Matakong.{{cite web |url=http://www.bellzone.com.au/Kalia/Project/RailSystem/tabid/86/Default.aspx |title=Bellzone Mining - Kalia Rail System |accessdate=2010-05-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013195346/http://www.bellzone.com.au/Kalia/Project/RailSystem/tabid/86/Default.aspx |archivedate=2009-10-13 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.bellzone.com.au/Kalia/LocationTenure/tabid/70/Default.aspx |title=Bellzone Mining - Kalia Location & tenure |access-date=2009-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013195610/http://www.bellzone.com.au/Kalia/LocationTenure/tabid/70/Default.aspx |archive-date=2009-10-13 |url-status=dead }}

A heavy duty standard gauge common user railway, shared with amongst others the Simandou (South) mine and Faranah mines, would be built. The loaded trains will weigh about 20,000 t and there will also be fuel and container trains.

See also

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