The African Business Journal: The Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project The Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project ================================================================================ admin on 28 April, 2010 01:11:00 The Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project is located on the coast of Senegal starting approximately 50 kilometres north of Dakar and extending northwards for more than 100 kilometres. The large scale of the ore body and the high quality of the zircon provides the potential to establish an operation of international significance.