| Deposit ID | 10158664 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7620750001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lacunga River |
| Alternate or previous names | Kindonakasi, Quindonacaxa, Coluge-Tando, Lendiacolo |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 12.86813, -6.94787 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 100 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zaire(province)
Angola(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Angola | Zaire |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 12.86813, -6.94787 |
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| Thickness | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 19740HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Mining method | Strip-Level |
| Milling method | Washing |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phosphate Exreaction Co. Of Angola (Fosfang) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Angola |
| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bulgareomina (Of Bulgaria) |
| Home office | Bulgaria |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Grade P2o5 Averages 19.4% 30 Metric Tons Ore/Day | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 19740HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7620750001 |
MARCH 13, 1981
ANONYMOUS, ANGOLA IS ALSO TO CAPITILIZE ON ITS PHOSPHATE
ROCK RESERVES. FERTILIZERS INTERNATIONAL, APRIL 1981.
ANONYMOUS. ANGOLAN PHOSPHATE MINING. MINING JOURNAL,
MARCH 13, 1981.
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH
EDITION, 1980.
E & MJ,JANUARY, 1985, P.40.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOVERMENT CONTROLLED DEPOSIT. AREA OF DEPOSIT BASED ON INFERRED ORE COVERS 19,740 HECTARES THE DEPOSIT IS NEARLY HORIZONTAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-DEC-1994 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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