Tonnes of bauxite have been locked up at Awaso in the Western Region following the collapse of the railway line connecting the Ghana Bauxite Company to the Takoradi Port. The tracks which form part of the Western Railway line have seen serious deterioration especially in the last four years to the extent that the Ghana Bauxite Company has resorted to carting the ore with heavy duty trucks by road. Officials complain that whole consignments of ore are often abandoned in transit either because the trains transporting the cargo cannot continue due to breakdowns or damages to the rail tracks. Officials of the company expressed their frustrations when members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy visited yesterday. Benjamin Tetteh, correspondent for Joy News reports who was present at the meeting and said that thousands of ounces of bauxite have been left at the mines because it cannot be transported. He said management have among other solutions suggested a public/private partnership programme to look for alternative means of transport. Source: Joy Business/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana