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Cassinga Southtchamutete

Producer in Huila, Angola with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207809
MAS/MILS ID 7620400002
Record type Site
Current site name Cassinga Southtchamutete

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 16.13475, -15.19729 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Huila(province)

Angola(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Angola Huila

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 16.13475, -15.19729
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia Minera Do Lobito
    Interest 100
    Home office Angola

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Measured 95000000mt ore
    Indicated 95000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 190000000mt ore
    Inferred 150000000mt ore
    Total resources 340000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 61 wt-pct Iron Major 1968
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.04 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1968
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Measured 9000000mt ore
    Indicated 9000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 18000000mt ore
    Inferred 11000000mt ore
    Total resources 29000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 62 wt-pct Iron Major 1968
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.1 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1968
    Silica SiO2 6 wt-pct Silica Trace 1968
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 2000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 37.5 wt-pct Iron Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • HIGH GRADE RESERVE AT START WAS 100,000,000 MT GIVING 25 LOW GRADE RESERVE ESTIMATED TO BE 2,000,000,000 OF 35-40%FE PROD.1967 2,000,000(EST) TOTAL OF ABOUT 1968 3,200,000 47,000,000 MT PRODUCED 1969 5,500,000 DIV.BY.90(RECOVERY)= 1970-1975 6,000,000 MTPY 52,200,000 MT MINED THIS PROD.IS ABOUT HALF OF THE MEASURED&INDIC.TONNAGE GIVEN THE 1970 UN REPORT.(104,000,000 MT) THUS LEAVING 47,000,000 MT MEA & IND LOW PHOS.ORE; 5,000,000 MT MEA. & IND. HIGH PHOS.ORE & 55,000,000 MT INFERRED LOW PHOSP.&2,000,000 MT INFERRED HIGH PHOSPH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOOD,J.C.,KORPERSHOEK,H.R.PROVING RESERVES AND MINE PLANNING

  • Deposit

    OF THE PEBBLE DEPOSITS AT CASSINGA IRON ORE MINES,ANGOLA.

  • Deposit

    TRANS. INST.MIN.MET.V.77,JULY 1968.SEC A.PP.89-102.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS. SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES.DEPT.

  • Deposit

    OF ECON. AND SOC. AFFAIRS, N.Y.,1970,P.68.

  • Deposit

    AFRICA GUIDE, 1976. RAND MCNALLY, AFRICA GUIDE CO.,

  • Deposit

    ESSEN, ENGLAND. P. 87.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK.MAY 20,1974.ITEM B2800.

  • Deposit

    FERRAO,C.N.ET AL.1965.OCCURRENCIAS MINERIAS.ANGOLA SERV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL.MINAS.PP.27-28.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL.1965.LOBITO'S IRON ORE RESOURCES.APR.23,1965.

  • Deposit

    P.311.

  • Deposit

    FOREIGN SERVICE DESPATCH A-25.MAY 7,1971.LUANDA.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK.FEB.12,1973.ITEM A1253.

Reporter information

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

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