Kolwezi Processing Plant

Plant in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134837
MAS/MILS ID 7660401006
Record type Site
Current site name Kolwezi Processing Plant
Alternate or previous names Koiwezi (misspelling)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.4167, -10.75 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.4167, -10.75

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gecamines
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1996-05-22 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 1983-10-21 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines =7660401005 = newMRDS 10255734, Duplicate record merged and deleted.
Editor 2010-04-28 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey MAS 7660401005 = newMRDS 10255734, Duplicate record merged and deleted.

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