Impulso: how Angolas presidential family struck it lucky from the mining survey

The Angolan government last May embarked upon an aerial survey aimed at mapping mineral resources across the entire territory of Angola. Maka Angola here presents the first investigation into the three consortia that won the tenders for the National Geological Plan (PLANAGEO), with contracts valued at over US$300 million. The first investigation focuses on the consortium led by the Spanish company Impulso, in partnership with the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME) and the Portuguese National Laboratory of Energy and Geology (LNEG): this consortium has a contract worth US$115 million. The consortium is responsible for researching 37.5 percent of the national territory, an area of 470,000 square kilometres, over a five-year period. The area covers the provinces of Bié, Benguela, Huambo, Huíla, Namibe, Cunene and part of Cuango-Cubango and Kwanza-Sul. According to information put out by Impulso, it is in charge of managing the consortium. So what is suspicious […]
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