There are plans for an iron ore railway belonging to
Sundance Resources, isolated from existing railways, going from mine(s) around
Mbalam to a port at
Kribi . This line will be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge.[6][7] This line would also extend a short distance into
the Republic of Congo. In September, 2011, a deal was struck with
Legend Resources, also of Australia, to share railway and port infrastructure for another iron ore mine. This line will be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge, but later on it links with the existing1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Camrail system. Contracts for construction were signed in June 2014. Since the tonnage to be carried on this line is about 35MTpa, it needs powerful locomotives, which implies 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The line is said to be mostly double track. [8]
The line will be built by the Portuguese company
Mota-Engil