(Facility) Shituru Smelter

Plant in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Cobalt, Copper

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10135052
MAS/MILS ID	7660401037
Record type	Site
Current site name	(Facility) Shituru Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	26.78464, -10.96423 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Congo (Kinshasa)	Katanga

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Cobalt Critical	Secondary
Copper	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	26.78464, -10.96423	ListMap

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 Operator

Owner Geramines

Home office Zaire

Year 1977
Type Owner

Owner Zaire Government

Interest 100

Home office Zaire

Year 1977

Type	Operator
Owner	Geramines
Home office	Zaire
Year	1977

Type	Owner
Owner	Zaire Government
Interest	100
Home office	Zaire
Year	1977

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7660401037

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1983	Zimbelman	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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