| Deposit ID | 10280778 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 7660350008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kivu Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.50145, -25.99661 (WGS84) |
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| Country |
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| Congo (Kinshasa) |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Thorium | Secondary |
| Tin | Primary |
| (1) | 27.50145, -25.99661 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Mining method | Hydraulicking |
| Year of first production | 1932 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Gravity |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Sominki |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Unknown |
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| Owner | Sominki Control By Govm'T 26% Rest By Symetain (Bel Grp) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1969 |
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| Period | 1967-1969 |
| Description | 2437000 Mt Ore/Yr 67-69 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1970 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2168300 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1971 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1930000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1972 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 2043000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1973 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1979000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Year | 1974 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1732000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1975 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1697000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Year | 1976 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1030000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1977 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1420000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1978 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1156000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1979 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 138000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1980 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 902000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1981 |
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| Description | Mt Ore/Yr 1113000 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1988 |
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| Period | 1982 Thru 1988 |
| Description | 1100000 Mt Ore/Yr 1982 Thru 88 Mt Ore |
| Year | 1991 |
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| Period | 1989 Thru 1991 |
| Description | 1100000 Mt Ore/Yr 1989 Thru 1991 Mt Ore |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7660350008 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 30-SEP-1992 | Sabin, A. E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |