KOV mine
Location | |
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Province | Lualaba |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Coordinates | 10°42′48″S 25°25′07″E / 10.7134°S 25.4185°E |
Production | |
Products | Copper Cobalt |
Owner | |
Company | Glencore (75%) Gécamines (25%) |
The KOV mine is a large, active
It is named after three of the five orebodies which make up the mine: Kamoto-East, Oliveira, and Virgule (the other two being Variante and FNSR).[4] The mine is run by Kamoto Copper Company, a joint venture between Glencore (75%) and Gécamines (25%).[5]
The deposits began to be exploited in 1960 by Gécamines up until 2000, when operations stopped due to flooding. Dewatering started in 2006, with mine operations restarting in Mach 2007.[6]
In March 2016, one of the walls of the mine collapsed, killing seven employees.[7][8]
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the mine produced 433,169 tons of ore, resulting in 9,459 tons of copper.[9]
In 2019, a second collapse at the mine killed at least 41 artisanal miners working at the site.[5] The number of miners killed was later increased to 43 as more bodies were uncovered.[10]
References
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- ^ "Major Mines & Projects - KOV Mine". Mining Intelligence and News. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ a b Bujakera, Stanis; Ross, Aaron (2019-06-27). "Accident at Glencore mine kills at least 41 in Congo". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "KOV Open Pit Mine". katangamining.com. 2020-02-17. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Limited, Katanga Mining (2016-03-08). "Katanga Mining Announces Geotech Failure at KOV Open Pit Mine". Cision. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ Cornish, Laura (2016-03-17). "Katanga Mining assumes all missing KOV staff deceased". Miningreview.com. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
- ^ Wyngaardt, Megan van (2018-02-01). "Katanga gaining traction at KOV mine in DRC". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "REFILE-Death toll rises to 43 at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse; more expected". Reuters. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2022-08-15.