Kolwezi

Plant in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity Zinc
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 10255750
MAS/MILS ID 7660401026
Record type Site
Current site name Kolwezi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.48465, -10.71425 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.48465, -10.71425

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner La Generale Des Carrieres Et Mines Du Zaire (State Owned) (Gecamines)
    Interest 100
    Home office Zaire

Production statistics

  • Year 1995
    Description Zinc In Concentrate 65000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc, Refiner Zinc 65000mt

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED ZINC SMELTING COSTS FOR 1974-75 (COST IN DOLLARS/TON ZINC) LABOR 44.12 MATERIALS 95.30 UTILITIES 22.05 GAS & COKE 0.00 TOTAL DIRECT 161.47 DIRECT & OVERHEAD 233.32 DEPRECIATION 29.33 INTERESTS 26.73 RETURN ON EQUITY 19.36 TAXES 19.86 TOTAL COSTS 328.60 CASH COSTS 260.05

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRU ZINC MONITOR-AUGUST 1996

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AMF/GECAMINES TALKING ABOUT TREATING TAILINGS AND EXPANDED MINE OUTPUT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-1997 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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