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Mineral Extracted/ Explored/Known to be found Quantity Lifespan (Reserves) Aluminium (Bauxite) Known deposit Copper Known deposit Diamonds Extracted 6 423 000 carats (SADC Review) 180 million carats (ADC) Feldspar Known deposit Gold Known deposit Iron ore Known Deposit Liquefied petroleum gas Extracted 26.5 billion cubic feet (EIA) 2 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) (EIA) Natural Gas Extracted 2.5 billion cubic feet (OGJ) 2 trillion cubic feet (OGJ) Oil Extracted 1.6 million barrels/ day (SADC Review) 8 billion (reserves) Could last till 2020s (EIA) Phosphate Unexplored 150 million tons (Angola.org) Stone (marble, granite, quartz) Known deposit
SADC Review data: 2004 Estimate unless otherwise stated http://www.sadcreview.com/ United States Geological Survey (USGS) data: 2005 estimates http://www.usgs.gov/ Energy Information Administration (EIA) data: 2006 estimates http://www.eia.doe.gov/ Oil & Gas Journal (OGJ) data: January 2007 estimates http://www.ogj.com/ African Diamond Council (ADC)
http://www.angola.org/economy.html http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2004/aomyb04.pdf http://www.infomine.com/countries/angola.asp http://www.sadcreview.com/country_profiles/angola/angola.htm http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2005/cr05125.pdf http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Angola/Background.html http://www.indo-african-society.org/pages/angola.htm http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/reserves.xls http://www.ogj.com/resourcecenter/OGJ_industrystats.cfm?stat=worldwidecrude http://www.africandiamondcouncil.org/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=1501&page_id=24&PHPSESSID=bfe8ac04554671cba168c0a7be4123f2
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