Ancuabe
Encyclopedia
Ancuabe is a town in eastern Mozambique
in Ancuabe District
, Cabo Delgado Province. It is the seat of the district. According to the 1997 census it has a population of 12,561.
, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) away from Banjira
and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away from Muero.
plays a key role in the local economy. In 1989 the Irish-based Kenmare Resources joined the Government in a joint venture with the Mozambiquan government to exploit graphite
deposits in Ancuabe.
Graphites de Ancuabe Ltda. operated a sizeable mine and plant near Ancuabe from 1994 to 1999. The mined graphite would be transported east to the larger town of Pemba
on the coast where the mined material would be cut and processed. Due to a rise in graphite prices work in the mine was suspended in 1999. In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, depending on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam.
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
in Ancuabe District
Ancuabe District
Ancuabe District is a district of Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique. It covers 4,836 km² with 109,792 inhabitants in 2005. Its seat is the town of Ancuabe.-Geography:...
, Cabo Delgado Province. It is the seat of the district. According to the 1997 census it has a population of 12,561.
Geography
Ancuabe is situated 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away from NteteNtete
Ntete is a village in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.It is located away from the district capital of Ancuabe on the southwestern outskirts of the town.- Transport :The nearest airport is away at Pemba Airport....
, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) away from Banjira
Banjira
Banjira is a village in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.-External links:*...
and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) away from Muero.
Economy
MiningMining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
plays a key role in the local economy. In 1989 the Irish-based Kenmare Resources joined the Government in a joint venture with the Mozambiquan government to exploit graphite
Graphite
The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek γράφω , "to draw/write", for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead . Unlike diamond , graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal...
deposits in Ancuabe.
Graphites de Ancuabe Ltda. operated a sizeable mine and plant near Ancuabe from 1994 to 1999. The mined graphite would be transported east to the larger town of Pemba
Pemba, Mozambique
Pemba is a port city in Mozambique. It is the capital of the province of Cabo Delgado and lies on a peninsula in Pemba Bay.The town was founded by the Niassa Company in 1904 as Porto Amélia, after a queen of Portugal, at the peninsula's south western tip and has grown around a port. The city is...
on the coast where the mined material would be cut and processed. Due to a rise in graphite prices work in the mine was suspended in 1999. In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, depending on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam.