Honde Area

Prospect in Tete, Mozambique with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134568
MAS/MILS ID 7870400001
Record type Site
Current site name Honde Area
Alternate or previous names Tete Area, Machedua, Massamba, Txizita, Muanda, Inhantipissa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.66798, -15.64715 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tete(province)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mozambique Tete

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.66798, -15.64715

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hondeminas
    Home office Mozambique
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Mozambique
    Interest 100
    Home office Mozambique
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, SEPT, 23, 1977, P. 2879

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1977, P. 659.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN MINERALOGIST, SWEDES TO OPEN AFRICAN IRON ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT, NOV. 1977, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    REAL,F., GEOLOGY OF THE ZAMBEZE RIVER BASIN, MOZAMBIQUE,

  • Deposit

    PORTUGESE EAST AFRICA. PORTUGESE & ENGLISH SUMMARY.

  • Deposit

    JUNTA INVESTA ULTRAMAR, 1966, PP.106-112.

  • Deposit

    U.N. SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT.OF ECON.&SOC.

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS, N.Y., 1970, P.75.

  • Deposit

    PURTZER,H. MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOZAMBIQUE: ERZMETALL, V.23,

  • Deposit

    NO.7, 1970, PP.327-336.

  • Deposit

    FISCHER,R.P. VANADIUM RESOURCES IN TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS. GEOLOGY AND RESOURCES OF VANADIUM DEPOSITS,

  • Deposit

    U.S.GOVT.PRINTING OFFICE, WASH.,D.C., 1975, PP.B1-B10.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK, ITEM A4054, AUG.27,1973.

  • Deposit

    CARTA GEOLOGICA, PROVINCIA DE MOCAMBIQUE; DIRECCAO PROVINC-

  • Deposit

    IAL DOS SERVICOS DE GEOLOGIA E MINAS, 1968.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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