Kinsenda mine

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The Kinsenda Mine is a copper mine that is being opened in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located near the Zambian border town of Kasumbalesa. The mining company Metorex, based in Johannesburg, South Africa, is developing the property. Infrastructure design is based on mining of 40,000 tons of ore per month. There is a significant risk from groundwater inflow.[1]

Kinsenda Mine
Location
Kinsenda Mine is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kinsenda Mine
Kinsenda Mine
Location in the Congo
ProvinceHaut-Katanga
CountryDR Congo
Coordinates12°11′51″S 27°47′52″E / 12.1975°S 27.797778°E / -12.1975; 27.797778
Production
Production
(2010)
History
Opened2002
Owner
CompanyMetorex
Websitewww.metorexgroup.com/businesses/projects/kinsenda-project/

Construction of the ore processing plant started in July 2006, with planned capacity to produce 54,000 tonnes per month of 45% copper concentrate. By June 2008 the mine had been dewatered and work had started on re-establishing the surface and mine infrastructure.[2]

In 2011, Metorex was seeking approval to invest $150 million in opening the mine.[3] After the investment, the mine was projected to produce 20,000 tons a year of copper.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kinsenda Project". Metorex. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  2. ^ "Kinsenda Project". Infomine. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ Carli Lourens (2011-03-01). "Metorex Seeks Loans to Dig Congo Copper Mine Next Quarter". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  4. ^ Martin Creamer (2011-03-11). "Repositioned Metorex set for Kinsenda copper boost". Engineering News. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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