Grand Batanga
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Grand Batanga is a coastal village in the South Province
of Cameroon
. It lies about halfway between the port of Kribi
and the Guinea border to the south.
region about 450 km to the east. As there is no natural harbour in the vicinity, a pier several kilometres long will be needed to access deep water of about 20 metres.
software which analyzes millions of alternative before presenting the operator a handful of the most promising choices. The software determines the quantities of cut and fill
which tend to be one of the most important cost factors.
Maps of the Quantm choices can be seen in the Annual General Meeting Presentation.
The most preferred route shows a generally level route from Mbalam
to Grand Batanga with one 100 km stretch of falling gradients. The gradients of such a route favours loaded trains.
South Province (Cameroon)
The South Region is located in the southwestern and south-central portion of the Republic of Cameroon...
of Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
. It lies about halfway between the port of Kribi
Kribi
-Location:The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of Douala, the loargest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country...
and the Guinea border to the south.
Iron Ore
Grand Batanga is the possible site of a deep water port for the haulage of iron ore from the MbalamMbalam
Mbalam is a place in Cameroon near the southern border with Gabon border where there are significant deposits of iron ore. The mining company is Sundance Resources Limited.- Railway :...
region about 450 km to the east. As there is no natural harbour in the vicinity, a pier several kilometres long will be needed to access deep water of about 20 metres.
Quantm software
The route of the railway is being designed using QuantmQuantm
Quantm is a software package that is used to optimise the routes of roads and railways. This was hitherto a tedious and laborious task as huge amounts of data are involved and the number of options is large as well...
software which analyzes millions of alternative before presenting the operator a handful of the most promising choices. The software determines the quantities of cut and fill
Cut and fill
In earthmoving, cut and fill is the process of constructing a railway, road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments, so minimizing the amount of construction labor...
which tend to be one of the most important cost factors.
Maps of the Quantm choices can be seen in the Annual General Meeting Presentation.
The most preferred route shows a generally level route from Mbalam
Mbalam
Mbalam is a place in Cameroon near the southern border with Gabon border where there are significant deposits of iron ore. The mining company is Sundance Resources Limited.- Railway :...
to Grand Batanga with one 100 km stretch of falling gradients. The gradients of such a route favours loaded trains.