Montepuez

Producer in Mozambique with commodities Marble, Dimension, Stone, Dimension

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023286
MRDS ID	I000105
Record type	Site
Current site name	Montepuez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	39.0012, -13.11398 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mozambique

Comments on the location information

LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF MONTEPUEZ.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Marble, Dimension	Primary
Stone, Dimension	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Marble	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble

Nearby scientific data

(1)	39.0012, -13.11398	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

CURRENT ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF MARBLE BLOCKS IS 1100 CUBIC METERS.

Comments on development

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS PROVIDED FUNDING TO FURTHER APPRAISE THE MARBLE PROSPECTS IN THIS AREA.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I000105

Bibliographic references

Deposit

PRAST, W.G., 1990, MOZAMBIQUE, IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1990, P. 117.
Deposit

CILEK, V.G., 1989, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MOZAMBIQUE: CZECH GEOLOGICAL OFFICE SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 326 P.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-90	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-MAY-95	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.