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Cassinga, Jamba, Huíla Province, Angolai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cassinga | Commune |
| Jamba | Municipality |
| Huíla Province | Province |
| Angola | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 7' 27'' South , 16° 4' 18'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kassinga
Other Languages:
French:
Cassinga, Jamba, Huila, Angola
German:
Cassinga, Jamba, Provinz Huíla, Angola
Spanish:
Cassinga, Huila, Angola
Catalan:
Cassinga, Jamba, Huíla, Angola
Dutch:
Cassinga, Jamba, Huíla, Angola
Japanese:
カシンガ, ウイラ州, アンゴラ
Malay:
Kassinga, Jamba, Huila, Angola
Portuguese:
Kassinga, Jamba, Huíla, Angola
Cassinga or Kassinga is a town and commune in the municipality of Jamba, province of Huíla, Angola.
Located near the site is an old iron mine constructed by Krupp engineers working in concert with the colonial administration. Between 1966 and 1967, a second terminal for extracting the ore was completed at Saco, a bay just 12 kilometres north of Moçâmedes by Compania Mineira do Lobito, the Lobito Mining Company. Cassinga's product would eventually be channeled to Saco under the direction of Portuguese authorities. Development of the installation was trusted to Krupp and SETH, a Portuguese subsidiary of Denmark's Højgaard & Schultz. Moçâmedes housed expatriate workers, the foreign engineers, and their families for two years until the first 250,000 tons of ore were shipped out in 1967. At that time Cassinga had about twenty buildings serving as warehouses, accommodation and offices.
Cassinga continued to thrive until Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975. Abandoned by its European supervisors, the mine and the settlement quickly fell into neglect during the ensuing Angolan Civil War. It is located about halfway from Huambo to the South-West African border.
Japanese interests wish to reopen the iron ore mine and link it by rail to the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, this being the most efficient port in the region. This railway would go via Oshikango on Namibia's northern border.
Located near the site is an old iron mine constructed by Krupp engineers working in concert with the colonial administration. Between 1966 and 1967, a second terminal for extracting the ore was completed at Saco, a bay just 12 kilometres north of Moçâmedes by Compania Mineira do Lobito, the Lobito Mining Company. Cassinga's product would eventually be channeled to Saco under the direction of Portuguese authorities. Development of the installation was trusted to Krupp and SETH, a Portuguese subsidiary of Denmark's Højgaard & Schultz. Moçâmedes housed expatriate workers, the foreign engineers, and their families for two years until the first 250,000 tons of ore were shipped out in 1967. At that time Cassinga had about twenty buildings serving as warehouses, accommodation and offices.
Cassinga continued to thrive until Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975. Abandoned by its European supervisors, the mine and the settlement quickly fell into neglect during the ensuing Angolan Civil War. It is located about halfway from Huambo to the South-West African border.
Japanese interests wish to reopen the iron ore mine and link it by rail to the Namibian port of Walvis Bay, this being the most efficient port in the region. This railway would go via Oshikango on Namibia's northern border.
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| ⓘ Diadochite Formula: Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Diadochite | 8.DB.05 | Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Diadochite | Fe23+(PO4)(SO4)(OH) · 6H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassinga |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1048377 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3350424 |
Localities in this Region
- Huíla Province
- Jamba
- Cassinga
- Jamba
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Cassinga Mine, Cassinga, Jamba, Huíla Province, Angola