Minim-Martap and Ngaoundal Bauxite deposits: The new estimate says Cameroon could be the largest deposits in the world

The Australian junior mining company Canyon Resources provided the initial results of the final exploration phase, which was launched in September’18 of Minim-Martap and Ngaoundal bauxite deposits in northern Cameroon.

Camalco, the Cameroonian subsidiary of Canyon resources, pinpointed 65 bauxite plateaux. Cameroon Alumina (CAL), former licensee of exploration on the Minim-Martap, Ngaoundal and Makan deposits pinpointed 14 bauxite plateaux; this brings the total to 79.

According to Camalco, “a more refined analysis of 16 of the 79 identified plateaux increases the potential of the Minim-Martap and Ngaoundal bauxite deposit to 892 million tons. This includes 250 million tons of high-grade bauxite, ideal for aluminium production.”

The fresh possibilities which have been projected by Canyon Resources and its subsidiary Camalco have been recorded 342 million tonnes higher than the 550 million tonnes, which was previously projected by CAL (a consortium formed by American Hydromine, Emirati Dubal Alumina, and Indian Hindalco).

According to James Durrant, head of the Minim-Martap and Ngaoundal bauxite exploration project at Canyon Resources, said “analysis of the remaining 63 plateaux should bring the deposit's potential to about 2 billion tons. This would probably make them the largest deposits in the world, both in quantity and quality.”

This information was revealed during a field trip, on February 13-14, 2020, overlaps with the statement made on April 12, 2019, by Phillip Gallagher, CEO of Canyon Resources, “The Minim-Martap project has the potential to become one of the world’s largest and richest bauxite deposits and is located close to operational and accessible rail infrastructure.”