Pebane

Past Producer in Mozambique with commodity Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000788
MRDS ID ISM0638
Record type District
Current site name Pebane
Alternate or previous names Congolone Project

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 38.16793, -17.23032 (WGS84)
Relative position BEACH AND DUNE SAND DEPOSITS BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF ANGOCHE AND SANGAGE, IN THE VICINITY OF PEBANE, A MAJOR TOWN 400KM NORTH OF THE CAPITAL BEIRA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mozambique(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Mozambique

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zirconium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 38.16793, -17.23032

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description COASTAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Year of first production 1958
Year of last production 1960

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner KENMARE RESOURCES
    Interest 50
  • Type Owner
    Owner MOZAMBIQUE GOVERNMENT
    Interest 50
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERALS BASICAS DE MOZAMBIQUE
    First year 1958
    Last year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON, 1988, KENMARE UPGRADES HEAVY MINERAL RESERVES: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 247, P. 179.

Beyond USGS

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