Ruashi mine

Ruashi Mine
Location
Ruashi Mine is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ruashi Mine
Ruashi Mine
ProvinceHaut-Katanga
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates11°37′00″S 27°33′00″E / 11.61667°S 27.55°E / -11.61667; 27.55
Production
ProductsCopper
Cobalt
Owner
CompanyMetorex (75%)
Gécamines (25%)
Websitewww.metorexgroup.com/mine/ruashi-mining/

The Ruashi Mine is an open-pit copper and cobalt mine operated by Metorex that is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Lubumbashi in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The project includes a plant to concentrate the ore from the Ruashi and Etoile mines, and a modern solvent extraction electrowinning (SX-EW) processing plant.[1] As of 2008, annual capacity was estimated to be 10,000 tonnes of copper and 1,000 tonnes of Cobalt.[2]

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  2. ^ Geological Survey (U.S.) (2010). Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 3, Area Reports, International, Africa and the Middle East. Government Printing Office. pp. 11–8. ISBN 978-1-4113-2965-2.