| Deposit ID | 10183207 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0500 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7660400023 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Manono |
| Related records | 10231544, 60000722 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.45132, -7.27701 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 600 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Katanga(province)
Congo (Kinshasa)(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Katanga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lithium Critical | Primary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Tantalum from Tin Slag | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Columbite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Tantalite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 27.45132, -7.27701 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1912 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Gravity |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zaire Government (50% Of Zairetain) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Zaire |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zaire Government |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Zaire |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7660400023 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | ISM0500 | MAS references MRDS |
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DEKUN,N.1965. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.
CO. LONDON. PP. 468-469.
LYONS.1952.OPEN PIT MINING AT GEOMINES(MANONO).MINING WORLD.
V. 14. NO. 12. PP. 32-37.
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GEOLOGIQUE, ETUDE MINERALURGIQUE PRELIMINAIRE ET
APPROCHE ECONOMIQUE EN VUE DE L'EXPLOITATION EVENTUELLE
DE LA PEGMATITE DURE DE MANON (ZAIRE)," BUREAU DE
RECHERCHE GEOLOGIQUE ET MINIERE (BRGM), NOVEMBER 1980.
ELLIS, M.W., "THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ZAIRE," MINERAL YEAR
BOOK, 1980.
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ZAIRE, MARCH 1983. (UNCLASSIFIED NOTE ON ZAIRETAIN,
1979).
LANDA, L., KARPOF D., CLAEYS, E., "GEOLOGIE DU GISEMENT DE
MANONO," GEOMINES, FEBRUARY 1950.
MCGRAW HILL, INTERNATIONAL MINERALS/METAL REVIEW, SECTION:
ZAIRE, MCGRAW HILL, 1979.
MINING JOURNAL, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1979, 1980, 1982.
PELLETIER, R.A., "MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA"
MONOGRAPHY, 1964
PHILIPS, F., CLAEYS, E., "L'EXPLOITATION DES MINERAIS
STANNIFERES DE MANONO KITOTOLO," GEOMINES.
REPUBLIQUE DU ZAIRE, CONJONCTURE ECONOMIQUE, DECEMBER 1981 &
INDUSTRIE MINIERE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE ZAIRE RAPPORT
ANNUAL, 1980.
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD: THE ECONOMICS OF TANTALUM
3RD ED, 1979. THE ECONOMICS OF NIOBIUM, 3RD ED, 1979.
THE ECONOMICS OF NIOBIUM, 4TH ED., 1983.
TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON TIN, "THE WORK OF GEOMINES AT
MANONO," THE GEOMINES COMPANY: LONDON 1967.
THOREAU, J., "LA PEGMATITE STANNIFERE DE MANONO (KATANGA),"
GEOMINES.
WHITE, L., "ZAIRE," ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER
1979, PP. 188-189.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-SEP-96 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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