| Deposit ID | 10304969 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7620450001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dondo Pistrict |
| Geographic coordinates: | 14.41813, -9.68097 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Luanda(province)
Angola(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Angola | Luanda |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 14.41813, -9.68097 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7620450001 |
PATTERSON,S.H. WORLD BAUXITE RESERVES AND POTENTIAL ALUMINUM
RESOURCES OF THE WORLD, U.S. GEOL. SURV., BULL.1228, 1967,
P.77.
FARRAO,C.A. ET AL, OCCURENCIAS MINERAIS, ANGOLA SERV. GEOL.
MINES, 1965, 59 PP.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PATTERSON MENTIONS A REPORT IN MINING WORLD MAGAZINE OF 1960 VINTAGE THAT A PORTUGESE ALUMINUM COMPANY HAD DEVELOPED BAUXITE DEPOSITS IN THE DONDO DISTRICT AND PLANS FOR AN AL203 REFINERY. REPORT PROBABLY SPURIOUS AS CANNOT FIND ANY REFERENCE TO A BAUXITE DEPOSIT ON 1965 MINERAL OCCURENCES MAP OF ANGOLA LOCATION UNKNOWN (EXISTENCE OF DEPOSIT NOT EVEN DEFINITE). CO-ORDINATES ARE OF DONDO, 150 KM SE OF LUANDA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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