Musonoi mine

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The Musonoi mine is a set of open-cut pits near Kolwezi from which copper and other metals have been extracted since the 1940s. The mining complex is located in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kolwezi is about 320 kilometres (200 mi) northwest from Lubumbashi, the provincial capital.

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Location: -10.7109, 25.399, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Kamoto mine
    underground mine in Musonoi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Musonoi mine
    Cu-Co-Mn-U deposit
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