Askaf is an iron ore prospect in Mauritania.[1]

Railway

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The deposit straddles the SNIM railway 598 km from its port of export.

In 2014, Glencore Xstrata paid $1 billion to SNIM for access to that company's rail and port infrastructure, however, after iron ore prices dropped 40% in 2018, Glencore pulled out of the deal.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sphere Minerals delivers 319Mt maiden resource for Askaf Iron Ore Project - Proactiveinvestors (AU)". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.

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