Colline A and Kakifulwe

Prospect in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Cobalt, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281362
MAS/MILS ID 7660400029
Record type Site
Current site name Colline A and Kakifulwe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.39025, -10.70585 (WGS84)

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.39025, -10.70585

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Generale Des Carrieres Et Des Mines (Gecamines)
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zaire Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AGUIRRE, C.A., ZAMBIA-ZAIRE REPORT, UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR

  • Deposit

    MAS SYSTEM, U.S.BU MINES, 1979.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COLLINE A DEPOSIT HAS DIMENSIONS OF 6,000 M LONG X 1,500 M WIDE (ALONG DIP). KAKIFULWE DEPOSIT HAS DIMENSIONS OF 7,000 M LONG X 3,000 M WIDE (ALONG DIP). BOTH DEPOSITS VIEWED AS A RESOURCE FOR THE FUTURE. MINING WOULD BE SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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