Cassala-Quintungo

Prospect in Cuanza Norte, Angola with commodities Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur, Titanium
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182911
MAS/MILS ID 7620250002
Record type Site
Current site name Cassala-Quintungo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 14.83473, -9.49768 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cuanza Norte(province)

Angola(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Angola Cuanza Norte

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 14.83473, -9.49768

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. De Manganese De Angola
    Interest 100
    Home office Angola
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Measured 38000000mt ore
    Indicated 55000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 93000000mt ore
    Inferred 72000000mt ore
    Total resources 165000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 35 wt-pct Iron Major 1968
    Silica SiO2 44 wt-pct Silica Trace 1968
    Sulfur S 0.03 wt-pct Sulfur Trace 1968
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.06 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1968
    Titanium TiO2 0.4 wt-pct Titanium Trace 1968

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    UNITED NATIONS.1970.SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES.DEPT.

  • Reserve-Resource

    OF ECON.AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS.NY.PP.68,76.

  • Deposit

    FERRAO,C.N.ET AL.1965.OCCURENCIES MINERALS.ANGOLA SERV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL ET MINAS. P.25.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING.DEC.1973.WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK.JULY 23,1973.ITEM A4055.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEB OOK.JAN.28,1974.ITEM B1218.

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK.JULY 16,1973.ITEM A3219.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE.ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE,1970.P.337.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE.ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE,1974.P.353.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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