Like something from the science fiction film "Dune", the "world's biggest mining dredger" has been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal's vegetables are grown.

The rig, operated by French mining giant Eramet, sucks up thousands of tonnes of mineral sands per hour, leaving an artificial lake in its wake. Now, it’s tearing through the Lompoul dunes – a ...

Hungry for zircon: The world's biggest mining dredger rig is so big it moves ... been swallowing acre after acre of the fertile coastal strip where most of Senegal’s vegetables are grown.