Burundi Pins Development Hopes 150 Million-Ton Nickel Mine

JOHANNESBURG--October 16, 2014--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--A new nickel mine has been opened by the Burundi government in the country's Musongati region. The small Central African country of Burundi is among the 10 countries in the world that have substantial untapped deposits of nickel, according to a study commissioned in 2009 by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

Within this article: Details of a new nickel mine in Burundi and its impact on local development.