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
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.{{cite book|title=Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses|author=Kogel, Jessica Elzea|publisher=Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration|year=2006|isbn=0-87335-233-5|pages=512}} 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.{{cite news|first=Paul |last= Fauvet| url=https://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/subjindx/143moz1.htm | title=Mozambique: growth with poverty |work=Africa Recovery |date=2000-10-12 |accessdate=2008-06-26}} In 2007, the Mozambique government announced its intention to re-open the mine, depending on the supply of electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam.{{cite news| title=Resuming Graphite Production Dependent On Electricity |work=Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique |date=2007-09-24 }}
Graphite mining in the Ancuabe region resumed in 2017 with the opening of a mine operated by the Dutch firm AMG.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
Transport
The nearest airport is at Pemba Airport, {{convert|39|mi}} away.
References
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Category:Populated places in Ancuabe District
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