Salgaocar, an Indian multinational specialized in the exploration and export of iron ore for the great Asiatic markets and Europe, began their export operations in the Port of Maputo on the 22nd of December.
The new iron ore terminal will officially export two million tons/year, but this number can easily reach four million tons/year.
The iron ore comes from Ngwenya, Swaziland, where this mining exploration is causing an extremely positive impact in the surrounding communities. The mine exists for over 43.000 years but it's been a long time since it was last explored. The importance of this project is such that the beginning of the operations in the Port of Maputo was marked by an official ceremony where The Transport Minister and the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs from Swaziland and a representative of King Mswati III were present.