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KOV

Producer in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Cobalt, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183504
MAS/MILS ID 7660400004
Record type Site
Current site name KOV
Alternate or previous names Kov Open Pit, Musonoi Esnr, Virgult, Kamoto Est, Oliviera, Kamoto Nord, Komoto Open Pit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 25.4185, -10.7134 (WGS84)
Elevation 1440
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position Location from Central African Copperbelt SIR database.

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Cobaltite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Digenite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 25.4185, -10.7134
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 600M
    Depth to top 500M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 200
    Date of Last Modification 830521
  • Area 4000HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 4000
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1940
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1956
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kolwezi District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner La Generale Des Carrieres Et Mines Du Zaire (State Owned) (Gecamines)
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Description 1965-1979 Cu 4.7%, Co 0-30% 8699999 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct
    Trace Ore Cobalt Cobalt 30wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Description 6899999 Mt Ore
  • Year 1976
    Description 6600000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1977
    Description 6500000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1978
    Description 6800000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1979
    Description 6000000 Mt Ore

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Measured 168000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 168000000mt ore
    Total resources 168000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.63 wt-pct Copper Major 1980
    Cobalt Co 0.36 wt-pct Cobalt Minor 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • JAN. 1,1980 RESERVES FOR KOV OPEN PIT CONSIST OF THESE DEPOSITS: MUSONOI FNSR-18,000,000 MT @ 5.4%CU,0.4%CO. URGULF -54,000,000 MT @ 4.9% CU, 0.3% CO KAMOTO EST -43,000,000 MT @ 5.2% CU, 0.3% CO OLIVIERA -47,000,000 MY @ 3.5% CU, 0.5% CO COMBINED WITH WESTERN DIVISION - MAS SEQ # 7660400030

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 16
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 20
    Capacity 18182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 13.17
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 4000HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 16
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 20
    Capacity 18182
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 13.17
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1979,PP.188-206

  • Deposit

    LOMBARD, J. AND NICOLINI, P.(ED).GISEMENTS STRATIFORMS DE

  • Deposit

    CUIVRE EN AFRIQUE. VOL.1 AND 2, ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN

  • Deposit

    MAADINI,BULLETIN D'INFORMATION DE LA GECAMINES, VARIOUS

  • Deposit

    ISSUES, 1974 - 1978.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, 1963.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE KOV OPEN PIT IS A PLANNED COMBINED HUGE OPEN PIT OF THE MUSONI FSNR, VIRGULE, KAMOTO EST AND KAMOTO NORD AND OLIVIERA DEPOSITS THAT WILL COME INTO EXISTANCE APPROX.1980 PRESENTLY 3 SMALLER PITS OF THE ABOVE DEPOSITS ARE OPERATING (KAMOTO EST, KAMOTO NORD AND MUSONOI). OUR ORIGINAL 1978 STUDY WERE COMPOSED OF THE KAMOTO OPEN PIT (SEQ.766-040-0000 WHICH WAS INTENDED TO COVER KAMOTO EST + KAMOTO NORD AND (2) MUSONI OPEN PIT-766 -040-0008.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-92 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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