www.sarwatch.org

Minerals PDF Print E-mail

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