| Deposit ID | 10183170 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0560 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7660350004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kalima-Messaraba |
| Related records | 10232228, 60000742 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.61802, -2.56489 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Congo (Kinshasa)(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Congo (Kinshasa) |
| (1) | 26.61802, -2.56489 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Symetain |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Zaire |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sominka |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zaire Government |
| Interest | 28 |
| Home office | Zaire |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cogemines |
| Interest | 72 |
| Home office | Belgium |
| Year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7660350004 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0560 | MAS references MRDS |
ANTHOINE,P., EVRARD, P., KHARKEVITCH,C., AND SCHAAR, G. THE
SYMETAIN TIN DEPOSITS: GEOLOGY AND MINING, PAPER IN TECH.
CONFERENCE ON TIN, LONDON, 1967, INTL. TIN COUNCIL. WIJANO
AND LEITERITZ, THE HAGUE, NETH., V.2, 1968, PP.421-455.
VARLAMOFF, N. GRANITES ET MINERALIZATION AU MANIEMA (CONGO
BELGE), MEMOIRS 1949-1950, ANN. SOC. GEOL. DE BELGIQUE,
P. M111-M116.
STEENSTRA,B. LES PEGMATITES DU MANIEMA ET DU RWANDA ET LES
ROCHES DE TRANSITION ENTRE LES APLITES ET LES PEGMATITES
DU MANIEMA, MINERALIUM DEPOSITA 2, 1967, PP.271-285.
ANTUN,P. SUR LA GENESE ET LES PROPRIETES DE STANNINES ET DE
VARLAMOFFITES DU MANIEMA (CONGO BELGE), BULL. NO.9,
DIRECTION GENERALE DES AFFAIRS ECONOMIQUES,SERVICE
GEOLOGIQUE, CONGO BELGE ET RUANDA-URUNDI, 1960, 27 PP.
PETERSON, A.M. BELGIAN CONGO TIN DEPOSITS AND MINING,
INTERNAL REPORT, U.S. STATE DEPT., JAN. 1944, 19 PP.
WASKEY,R. TIN RESERVES OF THE BELGIAN CONGO, INTERNAL REPORT
, U.S.STATE DEPT., JAN.1945, 17 PP.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET SA 35-10, SCALE 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SYMETAIN IS LARGEST SN PRODUCER IN ZAIRE; TOTAL SYMETAIN RESERVE EST. AT 120,000 MT CONTAINED SN. SYMETAIN OPERATIONS ARE IN TWO GENERAL AREAS: (1) KALIMA- MESSARABA AND (2) PUNIA-KASESE(SEQ.NO. 766-035-0003). AS OF 1967 THERE WAS ONE VERY LARGE MINING CONCESSION GRANTED TO SYMETAIN IN THE KALIMA-MESSARABA AREA. IT IS NEARLY CENTERED ON THE TOWN OF KALIMA 90 KM NE OF KINDU. CODED CO-ORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF KALIMA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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