Located in Kogi State,Nigeria, Agbaja mine is a shallow, flat-lying channel iron ore deposit. Kogi Iron is an Australian company, operating the project through its Nigerian branch KCM Mining.
The project contains the development of an iron ore mining and processing operation capable of producing five million tonnes (Mt) of upgraded iron ore concentrate per annum. The lifetime of the mine is expected to be 21 years.
The production of iron ore concentrate from is anticipated to start by the end of 2016 or early 2017.
The project’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment was finished in January 2014.