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Mokanji Mountain

Prospect in Malawi with commodity Aluminum
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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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183141
MAS/MILS ID 7970150002
Record type Site
Current site name Mokanji Mountain
Alternate or previous names Mulanje Mountain, Mt. Mlanje, Mlanje

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 35.58456, -15.96382 (WGS84)
Elevation 1830
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malawi(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Malawi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Rutile Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 35.58456, -15.96382
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.5M
    Length 5.2M
    Width 5.2M
    Area 520HA
    Depth to top 0.2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 520
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1924

Mining district

District name Zomba

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Government Of Malawi
    Interest 100
    Home office Malawi
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • FIVE MINING OR EXPLORATION COMPANIES HELD PROSPECTING RIGHTS TO THE AREA IN 1970; IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE LEASES WERE ALLOWED TO LAPSE, OR HAVE BEEN RENEWED. LONRHO LTD PARTICIPATED IN A MAJOR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE DEPOSIT.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 28800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 28800000mt ore
    Total resources 28800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 44 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEASIBILITY STUDY, 1972-ONLY 125,000 MTPY CAPACITY FOR MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 520HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Unit Production Cost 1.3
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW. 1990.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301. SHEET SD-36. SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR CORP. SURVEY OF WORLD BAUXITE,ALUMINA AND

  • Deposit

    ALUMINUM CAPACITIES, 1974, LONDON, P.57.

  • Deposit

    PATTERSON,S.H.WORLD BAUXITE RESERVES AND ALUMINUM RESOURCES.

  • Deposit

    USGS, BULL. 1228, 1967, P.87.

  • Deposit

    COPPER,W.G.G. THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYASALAND

  • Deposit

    , NYASALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 6, REV. ED., 43 P.

  • Deposit

    DIXEY,F. BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN NYASALAND. MINING MAGAZINE,

  • Deposit

    V.33, 1925, PP.201-205.

  • Deposit

    STEPHEN,I. BAUXITE WEATHERING AT MOUNT ZOMBA,NYASALAND.

  • Deposit

    CLAY MINERALS BULL., VOL. 5, NO. 29, LONDON? 1963, PP.203-

  • Deposit

    208.

  • Deposit

    CARTER,G. S., MALAWI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 6, 1973,

  • Deposit

    PP. 40-41.

  • Deposit

    GARSON, M. S., THE GEOLOGY OF THE MLANJE AREA, ZOMBA, MALAWI

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 21, 1969, P.132-133 AND

  • Deposit

    147-148.

  • Deposit

    GRUBB, P., A PRELIMINARY ACCOUNT OF BAUXITE IN RHODESIA, MO-

  • Deposit

    ZAMBIQUE AND MALAWI, ICSOBA, 3RD CONGRESS, NICE, FRANCE,

  • Deposit

    1973, PP. 223-230.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, LONDON, DEC. 1977.

  • Deposit

    MANOS, A., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF MALAWI, INDUSTRIAL MINER-

  • Deposit

    ALS, LONDON, DEC. 1977, PP. 57-58.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL TRADE NOTES, MALAWI: POTENTIAL OF THE MINERAL INDUS-

  • Deposit

    TRY, VOL. 68, NO. 4, APRIL 1971, PP. 40-45.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MALAWI ON THE SCENE, JUNE 4, 1971, P. 441.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, ALUMINUM PECHINEY, FRANCE, 1981.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS, NON-FERROUS METALS, A SURVEY OF THEIR PRO-

  • Deposit

    DUCTION AND POTENTIAL IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, 1972, P.46

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES, OPERATION SUMMARY (SEQ. NO.

  • Deposit

    797-15-001), 1972.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-DEC-94 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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