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The production of bauxite in the Alumina mine in Penhalong in Manica will be 2,000 tons lower than the 5,000 tons achieved in 2015 this year because of the economic and financial crisis which, in addition to affecting Mozambique, is also having an impact in Zimbabwe, the main market for the product.
Announcing the figures, newspaper Diario de Mozambique points out that the production of 2,000 tons achieved so far this year is far below the company’s 12,000 ton per year capacity.
The company, whose existence dates back to 1932, is considered to be the first foreign investment firm in the Mozambique mining sector. Local processing of aluminum sulfate from bauxite is seen as one alternative to overcome the crisis in which the company finds itself.
The governor of Manica, Alberto Mondlane, who visited the site, learned that the mine is the only deposit of bauxite in Southern Africa with reserves of 2 million tons which should last 40 years.
Bauxite ore is a key product in the construction industry for cement hardening and a source of aluminum sulphate, a product used in the treatment of water.
This setback comes at a time when the number of cement factories in Mozambique is increasing, with at least three companies in Sofala (Cimentos de Mozambique , Austral Cimento, both in Dondo district, and Fábrica de Cimentos da Beira, in Munhava-Matope, Beira city) in the area serviced by the Alumina mine.
The Fabrica de Cimentos da Beira was inaugurated in August this year by President Filipe Nyusi, and represents an investment of US$45 million of British and South African capital. It has capacity of 800 thousand tons per year.
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