Kamoto Principal Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Kamoto Principal Open cut | Mine (Backfilled) |
Kamoto | City |
Mutshatsha | Territory |
Lualaba | Province |
DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 43' 2'' South , 25° 24' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Backfilled) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kolwezi | 418,000 (2016) | 7.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
41276
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41276:7
GUID (UUID V4):
8d8db47c-e6bd-47db-b740-c2d6c97f9e31
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre
Worked during the 1950s and 1960s. This locality is of minor interest to mineral collectors.
The large open cast is now being backfilled with waste from other mines in the region and especially from the nearby KOV mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Becquerelite Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite Formula: (Ca,Co)CO3 References: |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O References: |
ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Soddyite Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
ⓘ Vandenbrandeite Formula: Cu(UO2)(OH)4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
ⓘ | Becquerelite | 4.GB.10 | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Vandenbrandeite | 4.GB.45 | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | 5.AB.05 | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Soddyite | 9.AK.05 | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Cuprosklodowskite | 9.AK.10 | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Vandenbrandeite | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Vandenbrandeite | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
Si | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite | (Ca,Co)CO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Vandenbrandeite | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
U | ⓘ Cuprosklodowskite | Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
U | ⓘ Soddyite | (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O |
U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
U | ⓘ Vandenbrandeite | Cu(UO2)(OH)4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
Central AfricaRegion
DR Congo
- Haut-Katanga
- Katanga Copper CrescentMining Area
- ⭔KatangaProvince
- Lualaba
- Mutshatsha
- Kolwezi mining districtMining District
- Mutshatsha
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