1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Kitotolo

Plant in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Lithium, Niobium (Columbium), Tin
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231544
MRDS ID ISM0500
MAS/MILS ID 7660400024
Record type Site
Current site name Kitotolo
Related records 10183207, 60000722

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.38462, -7.3228 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lithium Critical Primary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.38462, -7.3228
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 5000M
    Width 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 OTHER
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 910808

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DIP AS LISTED IN THE CONTRACTORS DEPOSIT REPORT IS; "APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES NORTH BUT VARIES SOME 30 DEGREES TOWARDS THE NORTH OR SOUTH." I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS SUPOSED TO MEAN. PEGMATITE 4,800 M LONG (N 50 E TREND) AND AVG. 396 M WIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1912
Year of first production 1919
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Shaba

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Zaire Government (50% Of Zairetain)
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zaire Government (50% Of Zairetain)
    Interest 50
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1982
  • Type Owner
    Owner Geomines (50% Of Zairetain)
    Interest 50
    Year 1982

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT RECORDS B AND C USE TRANSPORT/MODE DATA SET FOR PRODUCT A.
  • PRODUCT A IS A COLUMBITE-TANTALITE CONCENTRATE WITH A GRADE OF 31.5% TA2O5 AND 43.4% CB2O5.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED DEMONSTRATED INSITU RESOURCES FROM THE 1984 CONTRACTORS DEPOSIT REPORT, PAGE 16.
  • GRADES IN TERMS OF LITHIUM
  • THE GRADE FOR COLUMBIUM IS ACTUALLY THE COMBINED ORE GRADE FOR COLUMBITE-TANTALITE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 0
    Capacity 10385
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS, 1978. MCGRAW HILL N. Y. PP. 152, 356

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501. SHEET SC35- . SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N.1965. THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA.ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO. LONDON. PP. 468-469.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINING OPERATIONS ASSUMED SIMILAR TO MANONO (SEE 766-040-0023) THIS DEPOSIT IS THE WESTERN LACCOLITH OF THE MANONO-KITOTLO KITOTLO OREBODY. PLEASE SEE MANONO FOR A COMPLETE LISTING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site