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Kivumines/Bishasha

Producer in Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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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. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183518
MAS/MILS ID 7660350005
Record type Site
Current site name Kivumines/Bishasha
Alternate or previous names Kivumines Bishasha

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 29.23459, -1.66497 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Congo (Kinshasa)

Comments on the location information

  • KIVUMINES HOLDS EXTENSIVE MINERAL RIGHTS WEST OF LAKE KIVU.TO CODE CO-ORDINATES THE CITY OF GOMA WAS USED AS A REFERENCE POINT WHICH IS MOST LIKELY THE MAIN OFFICE LOCATION.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 29.23459, -1.66497
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kivumines
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TA ADDED AS "C" ON RECOMMENDATION OF COMMOD. SPEC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW-HILL, P. 355.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-92 Ewu, Chiang 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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