# Musongati
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'''Musongati''' is a town in the [Commune of Musongati](/source/Commune_of_Musongati), [Rutana Province](/source/Rutana_Province), in south-eastern [Burundi](/source/Burundi).
==Location==
Musongati is located in [Musongati Commune](/source/Commune_of_Musongati), [Rutana Province](/source/Rutana_Province), approximately {{convert|177|km|0}}, by road, south-east of [Bujumbura](/source/Bujumbura), the financial capital and largest city in Burundi.[{{cite web|title=Distance between Musongati, Burundi and Bujumbura, Burundi |publisher=Globefeed.com |date=29 May 2019 | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Burundi_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Musongati,%20Bururi,%20BDI&toplace=Bujumbura,%20BDI |access-date=29 May 2019 |author=Globefeed.com}}] This is approximately {{convert|78.5|km|0}}, by road, south-east of [Gitega](/source/Gitega), the capital city of Burundi.[{{cite web |url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Burundi_Distance_Result.asp?vr=apes&fromplace=Musongati,%20Burundi,%20BDI,Burundi&toplace=Gitega,%20BDI |title=Distance between Musongati, Burundi and Gitega, Burundi |publisher=Globefeed.com |author=Globefeed.com |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=29 May 2019}}]
==Overview==
Musongati is the location of significant deposits of [nickel](/source/nickel), [platinum](/source/platinum), [palladium](/source/palladium), [copper](/source/copper), [gold](/source/gold) and [iron](/source/iron). The minerals are developed by [Burundi Musongati Mining](/source/Burundi_Musongati_Mining) (BMM), a [public-private-partnership](/source/public-private-partnership) company, co-owned by Kermas Corporation (85 percent) and by the [Government of Burundi](/source/Government_of_Burundi) (15 percent).[{{cite web|date=22 August 2014 | url=https://m.miningweekly.com/article/significant-pgm-prospects-at-burundi-project-2014-08-22 |title=Significant PGM Prospects At Burundi Project |publisher=Mining Weekly Magazine |access-date=29 May 2019 |author=Ilan Solomons |location=Johannesburg}}]
==Transport==
It is on the route of the [proposed railway](/source/Uvinza-Musongati-Gitega_Railway) from Tanzania to the Burundi capital Gitega.[{{cite web|date=25 July 2015 |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Rwanda--Burundi--Tanzania-plan-joint-railway-project-/2560-2808498-abrsvr/index.html |title=Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania Plan Joint Railway Project |newspaper=[The EastAfrican](/source/The_EastAfrican) |access-date=29 May 2019 |first=Kennedy |last=Senelwa |location=Nairobi}}]
Therefore, there are unlimited contentions whether they should change the route since Musongati has Nickel deposit and has also numerous chutes of water.