Mounana
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Mounana is a town in Gabon
with a population of about 8,000 people. It lies on the N3 road
and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining
centre. The mine is now closed; it is now primarily a centre for agriculture
.
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
with a population of about 8,000 people. It lies on the N3 road
N3 road (Gabon)
The N3 road is one of the national highways of Gabon. It connects to the east of the country along the centre.Towns located along the highway include:*Alembe*Kazamabika*Lastoursville*Moanda*Franceville...
and from 1958 until the 1990s was a major uranium mining
Uranium mining
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. The worldwide production of uranium in 2009 amounted to 50,572 tonnes, of which 27% was mined in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia are the top three producers and together account for 63% of world uranium...
centre. The mine is now closed; it is now primarily a centre for agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
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