Mine detail: Ruwe

Previously called 'Kolwezi'

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Location

Lat / long: -10.6782, 25.5384

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum, Platinum, Palladium
Ore: Gold, Malachite
Orebody form: BLANKET

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

MRDSM046471
DEP10098402
Reference{Deposit:: BALL, S. H. AND SHALER, M. K. ECON. GEO. OF BEL. CONGO. ECON GEO. VOL. 9. NO. 7 P. 605 - 653, 1914}{Deposit:: FRIEDENSBURG, F. DIE BERGWIRTSCHAFT DER ERDE, 1956}{Deposit:: QUIRING, HEINRICH, 1962, V. 16 PLATINMETALLE.}{Deposit:: BUTTGENBACH, H., 1906, LE GITE AURO - PLATINIFERE DE RUWE, INTERNAT. CONGRESS..., LIEGE, 1905, P. 437 - 450}{Location:: vanbrussel, Katangan Copperbelt, Map available through Google Maps as a .kml for Google Earth. [No other information available. Last accessed 2/15/2010 by Anna Wilson]}
ReporterPage, Norman J., Wilson, Anna B.