Bomi Hills
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Bomi Hills is a mineral-rich highland region in western Liberia historically known for its significant iron ore deposits and mining operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highland region
ⓘ
iron ore mining area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Liberian iron ore boom
ⓘ
foreign mining concessions ⓘ |
| connectedBy | railway to the port of Monrovia ⓘ |
| country | Liberia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
iron ore extraction
ⓘ
ore processing ⓘ rail transport of ore ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
abandoned pits and waste dumps
ⓘ
landscape alteration from open-pit mining ⓘ |
| exportDestination |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | iron-rich lateritic hills ⓘ |
| hasNaturalResource |
diamond
ⓘ
gold ⓘ iron ore ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfMajorActivity |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of infrastructure in western Liberia
ⓘ
growth of Tubmanburg as a mining town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Liberia’s earliest major iron ore mining sites
ⓘ
iron ore deposits ⓘ open-pit iron ore mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bomi County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Liberia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tubmanburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| oreGrade | high-grade iron ore (historically) ⓘ |
| oreType |
hematite-rich ore
ⓘ
iron ore ⓘ |
| partOf | Mano River region (broadly defined) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | mineral-rich highlands ⓘ |
| significance |
important site in the history of Liberia’s mining industry
ⓘ
major contributor to Liberia’s export earnings during peak mining years ⓘ |
| status | largely inactive iron ore mining area in recent decades ⓘ |
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