Prospect

Mokanji Mountain

Malawi
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsRutile
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10183141
Alternate namesMlanje, Mulanje Mountain, Mt. Mlanje
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-15.96382, 35.58456
References
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