Kania

Producer in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Tin
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 10183230
MAS/MILS ID 7660400026
Record type Site
Current site name Kania

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 26.95962, -7.46449 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION NOT DEFINITE. CO-ORDINATES ARE OF TOWN OF KANIAMBA, 58 KM WSW OF MANONO.
  • LAT-LONG FOR TOWN OF KANIAMEA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 26.95962, -7.46449

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Enterprises Minieres Congolaises
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCES-

  • Deposit

    SING OPERATIONS,1978. SECTION 2C-INTERNATIONAL MINE/PLANT

  • Deposit

    UNITS. P. 355.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 2301. SHEET 5. EDITION 1. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

  • Deposit

    ROAD MAP. SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301. SHEET SB-35. SCALE 1:1,000,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 1968.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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