Mauritania has extensive deposits of iron ore, which account for almost 50% of total exports. To carry th iron of the mines to the coast and export it, theres a huge train (biggest train in the world, please check my Mauritania Page for more info) that can reach 2km long. There are 3 trains a day.
Written May 28, 2004
Best thing to do is to take an airplane flight over the Fderik Mines to take a close look at the strange Image that is depicted from any Satellite.
Written Jul 8, 2007
Address: Blue & Red Mountains
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thses are a very beautiful mountains right before you get to Fderik. Their blue colour makes it very unusual to see. After these mountains come the red iron mountains near Fderik and Zouerat.
Written May 28, 2004
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thses are a very beautiful mountains right before you get to Fderik. Their blue colour makes it very unusual to see. After these mountains come the red iron...
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Fderik is a small town right on the bottom of the big iron mountains from which the big entreprise SNIM (Societe Nacional Industrie Minere) takes all the iron from, making it the 1st export good of......
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