🏔️ Avima

Republic of the Congo · Africa · 1.91°N, 13.30°E

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The Monts Avima are a mountain range in the Republic of the Congo near Gabon border to the west, and the Cameroon border to the north. The highest peak is the Mt. Avima in a 40 km west to east oriented ridge with several other top points which exceed 900 m above sea level. These mounts have a significant deposit of iron ore and few small gold placer deposits. The mountain is covered by rain-forest. The forest is inhabited by a small local tribe of native people who live on from hunting and from alluvial gold mining. Between March and September 2009 it was an access road built from Cameroon border to Mt. Avima for a mining exploration program arriving to the top of the mountain. After the exploration program, the road was covered by the rain forest blocking the access by vehicles to the mountain. Due to the significant quantities and qualities of iron ore discovered, it is expected that mining activities will start in the future.

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Quick facts

CountryRepublic of the Congo
Continent / regionAfrica
Coordinates (approx.)1.91°N, 13.30°E · view on map

Avima is located in Republic of the Congo, in Africa.

More mountain ranges in Republic of the Congo

Badondo · Chaillu Massif · Mayombe.

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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