Opencast mine, started in 1978. The mine is called Mashamba West, since there is another open cut working further east (Mashamba East mine). The latter is much less interesting from a mineralogical point of view.
When the Kamoya II South Mine, was still a secret location, many specimens of its carrollite crystals have been falsely attributed to this locality as well as Kamfundwa and other places.
References:
- Lapis 17(3), 13-40 (1992)
- Lhoest, J.J., Gauthier, G.J. and King, V.T. (1990). "Famous mineral localities: the Mashamba West Mine Shaba Zaïre." Mineralogical Record, 22(1), 13-20; 28.
Mineral List:30 entries listed. 26 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
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