The district of Chonguene, in Gaza province, will have a port to facilitate the flow of mining production in the region, announced the Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane.

The construction of the Chonguene port will be financed by the Chinese-owned company Ding Sheng Minerals, which has been mining the heavy sands in Chibuto, a neighboring district, since 2018.

"They need an area that facilitates access to the sea and they are going to make investments in Chonguene," explained Adriano Maleiane, quoted this Saturday by Radio Mozambique.

The Chinese capital company is waiting for the approval of the environmental impact studies to start construction, Adriano Maleiane added, without advancing the amount needed for the construction of the port or the project's deadlines.

Ding Sheng Minerals has been operating in the Chibuto district since 2018, when the company installed a plant with the capacity to process 10,000 tons of sand daily.

The concession to Ding Sheng has a term of 25 years and, during this period, the company is expected to extract one million tons of ilmenite (titanium and iron oxide) annually, in addition to heavy sands.