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Angoche Congolone

Plant in Nampula, Mozambique with commodities REE, Titanium, Zirconium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183316
MAS/MILS ID 7870300002
Record type Site
Current site name Angoche Congolone

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 40.0012, -15.99708 (WGS84)
Elevation 10
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nampula(province)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mozambique Nampula

Commodities

Commodity Importance
REE Critical Tertiary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ilmenite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 40.0012, -15.99708
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STRATIFORM
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Date of Last Modification 910730

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1983
Mining method Dredging
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Electrostatic-Magnetic
Milling method Magnetic And Electrostatic

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kenmare Resources Plc
    Interest 71.3
    Home office Ireland
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Mozambique
    Interest 25
    Home office Mozambique
    Year 1990
  • Type Owner
    Owner Geoloski Zavod
    Interest 3.8
    Home office Yugoslavia
    Year 1990

Comments on the ownership information

  • GEOLOSKI ZAVOD OF YUGOSLAVIA ALSO HAS SMALL INTEREST.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 166800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 166800000mt ore
    Total resources 166800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Titanium TiO2 2.5 wt-pct Titanium Minor 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.22 wt-pct Zirconium Minor 1990
    Zirconium ZrO2 0.05 wt-pct Zirconium Minor 1990
    REE Y Group 0.007 wt-pct REE Trace 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA ARE GIVEN AS ILMENITE+RUTILE, ZIRCON, AND MONAZITE
  • THE VALUE OF .007 FOR "Y GROUP" IN THE RESOURCE TABLES REPRESENTS 0.0066% MONAZITE IN ORE. THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO 0.003627% REO, WHICH IS SHOWN IN ADIT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Capacity 62500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSIT ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED BY YUGOSLAVIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ORE RESERVES PROVEN IN AN EXTENSIVE DRILLING PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY MINERAL DEPOSITS LTD FOR KENMARE RESOURCES OF IRELAND

Comments on other economic factors

  • THIS DREDGING PROPERTY WAS SCHEDULED TO GO ONSTREAM THE SPRING OF 1992, BUT FINDING OF FINANCE IS CAUSING DELAYS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN SET AT 18,750,000 MTPY OF SAND, TO YIELD 234,600 MTPY OF SULFATE-GRADE ILMENITE, 187,7000 MTPY OF STANDARD ILMENITE, 37,500 MTPY OF ZIRCON, 8,060 MTPY OF RUTILE, AND 1,000 MTPY OF MONAZITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, NOV 3, 1989

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ, FEB 1990

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC 1989

  • Reserve-Resource

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, JUNE 1990

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1990

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, NOV 9, 1990

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, DEC 1990

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, JAN 11, 1991

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-FEB-1994 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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