WORLD BANK LOAN TO HELP DEVELOP NEW AFRICAN STATE—A loan of 35 million dollars from the World Bank is being used for the development of extensive high-grade manganese deposits deep in the interior of the Gabon Republic (formerly part of French Equatorial Africa). TOP: Helicopters are used to transport men and materials to build the pylons which will carry a 45-mile aerial cableway through the forests. This helicopter is landing in a jungle clearing. BOTTOM: Laying a section of track for a new 180-mile railway to link up with the line to the Atlantic port of Pointe Noire. The first ships loaded with Gabon ore are expected to leave Pointe Noire about the middle of this year.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29724, 18 January 1962, Page 6
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117WORLD BANK LOAN TO HELP DEVELOP NEW AFRICAN STATE—A loan of 35 million dollars from the World Bank is being used for the development of extensive high-grade manganese deposits deep in the interior of the Gabon Republic (formerly part of French Equatorial Africa). TOP: Helicopters are used to transport men and materials to build the pylons which will carry a 45-mile aerial cableway through the forests. This helicopter is landing in a jungle clearing. BOTTOM: Laying a section of track for a new 180-mile railway to link up with the line to the Atlantic port of Pointe Noire. The first ships loaded with Gabon ore are expected to leave Pointe Noire about the middle of this year. Press, Volume CI, Issue 29724, 18 January 1962, Page 6
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