Iron Ore Project

FREETOWN, March 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese-funded iron ore project in Sierra Leone on Saturday announced the commencement of its full-scale operation. The New Tonkolili Iron Ore Project, which is invested and operated by Kingho Investment Company Limited (Kingho), a Chinese-owned private company, started operation in September last year. The Chinese company’s Chief Executive Officer Zhao Ting said the project covers an area of 408 square kilometers (40,800 hectares) with a resource capacity of 13.7…