Nacala

Prospect in Zambezia, Mozambique with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207836
MAS/MILS ID 7870450001
Record type Site
Current site name Nacala

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: 38.28452, -15.69712 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambezia(province)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Mozambique Zambezia

Comments on the location information

  • 21 KM S OF ALTO LIGONHA, 5 KM NE OF MUIANE. THIS PROPERTY WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN 1975.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) 38.28452, -15.69712

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301, SHEET SD-37, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    SERVICOS DE GEOLOGIA E MINAS DE MOCAMBIQUE, 1958. CARTA

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICA DE MOCAMBIQUE. NOTICIA EXPLICATIVA DA FOLHA

  • Deposit

    SUL-D-37. ALTO LIGHONHA-MURRUPULA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-83 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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