Ancuabe
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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.
Geography
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Economy
Mining 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.[1] 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 fall in graphite prices work in the mine was suspended in 1999.[2] In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, depending on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam.[3]
Graphite mining in the Ancuabe region resumed in 2017 with the opening of a mine operated by the Dutch firm AMG.[4]
Transport
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References
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- ↑ https://amg-nv.com/investors/press-release/amg-advanced-metallurgical-group-n-v-announces-completion-of-ancuabe-graphite-mine-commissioning-process/ AMG press release on opening of mine
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