Mutanda Mine
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The Mutanda Mine is an open-pit copper and cobalt mine in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the largest cobalt mine in the world. Accidents and spills at the mine have killed workers and polluted nearby rivers and fields. An NGO that has documented impacts of the mine concluded that spills have threatened community members' right to food.
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Location: -10.7858, 25.8082, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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Kalukundi Mine ⓘ
copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -
Mutanda Mine ⓘ
open-pit copper and cobalt mine in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo -
Tilwezembe Mine ⓘ
open-cast copper and cobalt mine located in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | mine | Kalukundi Mine | cobalt mine, copper mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Mutanda Mine | cobalt mine, copper mine | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Tilwezembe Mine | cobalt mine, copper mine | Wikidata | |