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Musonoi

Producer in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodities Copper, Cobalt
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107362
MRDS ID W029728
Record type Site
Current site name Musonoi
Related records 10118085

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 25.4433, -10.7135 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2 KM EAST OF KOLWEZI. Lat/long from Central African Copperbelt SIR database.
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Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Comments on the location information

  • IN CONNECTION WITH THE RAILWAY-LINE KOLWEZI TO LIBOTO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Digenite Ore
Heterogenite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result COPPER CONTENT 5 TO 6 %, CO 0.3 TO 0.4 % (SOMETIMES UP TO 1 % CO)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
BC deposit profile E04
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 25.4433, -10.7135
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Copper Belt, Folding And Shearing

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 30 DEG. S

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1946

Mining district

District name Kolwezi

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Gecamines
  • Type Owner
    Owner La Generale Des Carrieres Et Mines Du Zaire (State Owned) (Gecamines)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2011
    Total endowment 20,000,000metric tons
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 6 wt-pct Copper Primary 2011

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, REPORTED THAT THE DEPOSIT WAS NEARLY EXHAUSTED.

Comments on the workings information

  • CAPACITY ABOUT 2,5 MILLION TPY (1972)

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W029728

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BGR, APRIL 1974, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, III, ZAIRE;

  • Reserve-Resource

    Wilson, A.B., Causey, J.D., Kirschbaum, M.J., Taylor, C.d., and Zientek, M.L,, 2011, Database of Sediment-Hosted Copper Deposits in the Central African Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2010-5090x

  • Deposit

    GECAMINES, ANNUAL REPORTS 1973, 1974, 1975;

  • Deposit

    CROCKETT AND OTHERS, 1987, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- COBALT: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAT 930-F, 54 P.

  • Deposit

    Kirkham, R.V, Carriere, J.J., Laramee, R.M., and Garson, D.F., 1994, Global distribution of sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits and occurrences: Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2915b, 256 p.

  • Other Database

    ISMI

  • Production

    GECAMINES ANNUAL REPORTS 1972 TO 1975;

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE ARE TWO OREBODIES 10 AND 13 M THICK DIVIDED BY A 20 M THICK BANK WITH A LOW MINERALIZATION.
Deposit THE PLANTS ARE LOCATED AT SHITURU (205 KM BY RAIL), LUILU (ABOUT 5 KM BY RAIL), AND AT LUBUMBASHI (342 KM BY RAIL).
Deposit Discovery Year: 1900'S
Deposit New deposit type/ subtype is Redbed-associated stratabound copper deposit-Reduced-facies carbonate ecaille

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey