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Reactivation of a manganese mine raises the countrys potential to start exporting this resource

Diamantino Azevedo, Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, admitted that the reactivation of the manganese exploration mine, located in Malanje province, will allow the country to have the potential to start exporting this resource. The opinion was expressed this Tuesday at the inauguration ceremony of this project.

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The official said that the start-up of the mine would allow Angola to enter the export market for this resource, but would also put the country on the list of manganese producers.

Diamantino Azevedo, cited by Angop, explained that this mine will help activate the steel sector and steel production, boosting the country's economy.

In the first phase, the project will be able to produce 240,000 tons of manganese per year until 2023, he said, adding that between 2023 and 2031, production is expected to increase to 480,000 tons per year.

The mine is also expected to generate, in an initial phase, 20 direct jobs for young Angolans.

Diamantino Azevedo also took the opportunity to highlight that the investors involved in the project are Angolans, which will transform the country into a producer of steel and other minerals.

He also left an appeal to the promoters of the project, to remain committed to the prospecting of this ore. The minister explained that the mine in question may have a greater production capacity, which will increase the possibilities of making other investments in the sector.

"This is a project that is between Malanje and Kwanza Norte, so the two provinces are to be congratulated and we will do everything we can to get young people from our province to work," said Adriano Mendes de Carvalho, governor of Kwanza Norte.

He also took the opportunity to highlight the existence of an iron ore mine, located in Danjamenha, in Kwanza Norte. Adriano Carvalho stressed that as soon as the project is re-launched, it will boost the national economy and generate new jobs.

Norberto dos Santos, governor of Malanje, was also present at the inauguration ceremony.

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