Agreement paves way for Cameroon s first mine, rail and port iron ore
project, while marking another milestone on path to completion of
Hanlong deal Sundance Resources Limited (ASX: SDL) ( Sundance or the Company ) is pleased to advise that the Government of Cameroon has today officially paved the way for development of the Company s Mbalam Iron Ore Project by signing the Mbalam Convention.
The Convention also means that Sundance has taken another significant
step towards completion of its Scheme Implementation Agreement with
Hanlong Mining. The Convention, which was signed in a ceremony in the Cameroon capital
of Yaounde, underpins the agreement between Sundance subsidiary Cam Iron
SA and the Government outlining the fiscal and legal terms and the conditions to be satisfied by Cam Iron SA for the development and management of the Mbalam Iron Ore Project. The Convention, with a number of other conditions including endorsement by the Cameroon National Assembly, will lead to the Mining Permit and commencement of construction.
Les
coûts de subventions du carburant deviennent de plus en plus
insupportables pour le budget du Cameroun. Le poids de ces subventions
sur les recettes de l’Etat est à tel enseigne que la Banque mondiale et
le FMI exhortent le gouvernement camerounais à élaborer une politique
de subvention du carburant plus ciblée. En effet en l’état actuel des
choses, le Cameroun risque de voir son économie écroulée sous cette épée
de Damoclès que représente désormais cette subvention.