Mutoshi Mine (Ruwe Mine), Mutoshi (Ruwe), Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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Ancient copper mine, started in 1903 and initially worked for gold.

Ref.:
Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)

Mineral List:

Agardite-(Y)
Chrysocolla
Covellite
Descloizite
Dioptase
Gold

Hematite
Malachite
Metatyuyamunite
Mottramite
Oosterboschite
Palladinite

16 entries listed. 15 valid minerals.

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