Extensive Hematite and Magnetite Deposit

• Small scale mining between 1960 - 2010
• High grade iron 65% Fe
• Excellent Transportation Infrastructure
• Project area covers 650 sq km 

Mindale rises about 40 metres above the Chileka Plain. It is about 1000 m long by 450 m wide and tapers both to the north and south forming a near ellipse shape. The hill is covered by a layer of float which is composed mainly of magnetite boulders and gneiss.  The float is thin over most of the hill but is some places it is reaches close to 2 m thick.

Location and Access 

Mindale Hill lies about 22 kilometres north of Blantyre City and it is approximately 7 kilometres from the nearest railway station at Lirangwe.  It is approximately 3 kilometres from the nearest point on the railway line.

The area is served by a good network of secondary roads that radiate from the Blantyre-
Lilongwe tarred road.  These roads link estates and trading centres and they are passable even during the rainy season. There is a railway line close to the area and this reaches to the ports of Nacala and Beira in Mozambique.