(Facility) Lubumbashi Copper Smelter

Plant in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity 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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231654
MAS/MILS ID 7660401001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Lubumbashi Copper Smelter
Alternate or previous names Lubunbashi

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 27.51804, -11.66417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 27.51804, -11.66417

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gecamines
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Black Copper 11000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 11000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Blister Copper 137400 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 137400mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Black Copper 7700 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 7700mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Blister Copper 156900 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 156900mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LITTLE PUBLIC INFORMATION. ASSOCIATED MINE. 4 BLAST FCE, 2 P-S CONV. O2 PLANT. PRODUCES BLISTER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES SMELTER PROFILE, LUBUMBASHI

  • Production

    SMELTER, JUNE 30, 1986, P. 1.

  • Deposit

    BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES,QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1 COPPER

  • Deposit

    PAGE 3.32 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REFINED HOBOKEN BELGIUM AS OF JUNE 24, 1994, NO CURRENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-JAN-95 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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