Kamoto East Open cut, Kamoto, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kamoto East Open cut | Open-Cast Mine (Swallowed up by other workings) |
| Kamoto | City |
| Mutshatsha | Territory |
| Lualaba | Province |
| DR Congo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 43' 8'' South , 25° 25' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Swallowed up by other workings) - last checked 2023
Age:
~4600 to 541 ± 1.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kolwezi | 418,000 (2016) | 5.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
4311
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4311:6
GUID (UUID V4):
d3c9d08d-c790-4c88-a4be-a3a93f5333d9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre
An opencast mine, abandoned in the late 1980s.
Oxidized uraninite lens in dolomitic R2 formation of Roan series, Middle Katangian, Precambrian Age.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
25 valid minerals. 5 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Astrocyanite-(Ce) (TL) Formula: Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O Type Locality: Colour: pale blue, bright blue, and blue-green Description: Occurs as delicate millimetric rosettes or tablets, platy {001}, translucent to opaque with an earthy luster, also as isolated, vitreous, tabular blue crystals. The mineral is an oxidation product of uraninite. References: |
| ⓘ Becquerelite Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite Formula: Cu2O References: |
| ⓘ Curite Formula: Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ✪ Françoisite-(Nd) (TL) Formula: (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ 'Gummite' References: |
| ✪ Kamotoite-(Y) (TL) Formula: Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O Type Locality: Habit: Monoclinic crystals building flat tablets terminated with a 35° angle Colour: Bright yellow |
| ⓘ Kolwezite Formula: CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Markcooperite Formula: Pb2(UO2)(TeO6) References: |
| ⓘ Masuyite Formula: Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Metatorbernite Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O References: |
| ✪ Pendevilleite-(Y) (TL) Formula: Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 Type Locality: |
| ⓘ Plancheite Formula: Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| ⓘ Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 References: |
| ⓘ Saléeite Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Schoepite Formula: (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) Formula: PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O References: |
| ✪ Shabaite-(Nd) (TL) Formula: Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Sklodowskite Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O References: |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 References: |
| ⓘ Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O | |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| ⓘ | Schoepite | 4.GA.05 | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| ⓘ | Becquerelite | 4.GB.10 | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Masuyite | 4.GB.35 | Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Curite | 4.GB.55 | Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Kolwezite | 5.BA.10 | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Schuilingite-(Nd) | 5.DB.20 | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Kamotoite-(Y) (TL) | 5.EA.30 | Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O |
| ⓘ | Pendevilleite-(Y) (TL) | 5.ED. | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| ⓘ | Shabaite-(Nd) (TL) | 5.EE.10 | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Astrocyanite-(Ce) (TL) | 5.EF.05 | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Markcooperite | 7.EB.25 | Pb2(UO2)(TeO6) |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Saléeite | 8.EB.05 | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Metatorbernite | 8.EB.10 | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| ⓘ | Françoisite-(Nd) (TL) | 8.EC.05 | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sklodowskite | 9.AK.10 | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Plancheite | 9.DB.35 | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Gummite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Curite | Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2 |
| H | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kamotoite-(Y) | Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Masuyite | Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| H | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schoepite | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| H | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Kamotoite-(Y) | Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O |
| C | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| C | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Curite | Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kamotoite-(Y) | Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Masuyite | Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| O | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Schoepite | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| O | ⓘ Markcooperite | Pb2(UO2)(TeO6) |
| O | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| P | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| P | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Co | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite var. Chalcotrichite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Kolwezite | CuCo(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Plancheite | Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Kamotoite-(Y) | Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O |
| Y | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Y | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Y | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Markcooperite | Pb2(UO2)(TeO6) |
| La | Lanthanum | |
| La | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| Ce | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| Nd | Neodymium | |
| Nd | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| Nd | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| Nd | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Nd | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Sm | Samarium | |
| Sm | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| Sm | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Sm | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| Gd | Gadolinium | |
| Gd | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Curite | Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Masuyite | Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Schuilingite-(Nd) | PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH) · 1.5H2O |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | ⓘ Markcooperite | Pb2(UO2)(TeO6) |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Astrocyanite-(Ce) | Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2 · 1.5H2O |
| U | ⓘ Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Curite | Pb3(H2O)2[(UO2)4O4(OH)3]2 |
| U | ⓘ Françoisite-(Nd) | (Nd,Ce,Sm)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH) · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Kamotoite-(Y) | Y2(UO2)4(CO3)3O4 · 14H2O |
| U | ⓘ Masuyite | Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| U | ⓘ Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
| U | ⓘ Saléeite | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O |
| U | ⓘ Schoepite | (UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O |
| U | ⓘ Shabaite-(Nd) | Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2 · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Sklodowskite | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| U | ⓘ Markcooperite | Pb2(UO2)(TeO6) |
| U | ⓘ Pendevilleite-(Y) | Mg2Y3Al(UO2)2(CO3)7(OH)6(H2O)16 |
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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References
Deliens, Michel, Piret, Paul (1986) La kamotoïte-(Y), un nouveau carbonate d'uranyle et de terres rares de Kamoto, Shaba, Zaïre. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 109 (6) 643-647 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1986.7966
