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Mirira, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Alternative Names:	Mirira
Type:	Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:	Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo
Region:	South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Latitude:	3° 2' 59" S
Longitude:	28° 10' 59" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-3.05,28.18333
Köppen climate type:	Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:	209064
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:209064:1
GUID:	1709e306-7dfa-4c68-b171-cf51ec4d83ad

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Kamituga-Mobale mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 2' 59" S	28° 10' 0" E	1.9km (1.1 miles)
Golgotha, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 4' 17" S	28° 10' 30" E	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Mobale deposit, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 4' 15" S	28° 10' 26" E	2.6km (1.6 miles)
Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 6' 0" S	28° 7' 59" E	7.9km (4.9 miles)
Nzombe, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 10' 15" S	28° 32' 29" E	42.0km (26.1 miles)
Luntukulu, Walungu Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 42' 34" S	28° 28' 11" E	49.4km (30.7 miles)
Nzibira, Walungu Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 40' 4" S	28° 30' 8" E	55.3km (34.4 miles)
Nkambye-Chondo workings, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 52' 36" S	28° 39' 32" E	56.2km (34.9 miles)
Kachuba tin mine, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 37' 30" S	28° 31' 38" E	60.8km (37.7 miles)
Miki-Kawesi occurrence, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 17' 59" S	28° 41' 59" E	63.7km (39.6 miles)
West Pit, Twangiza Mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 51' 48" S	28° 44' 9" E	64.8km (40.3 miles)
Kadumwa workings, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 51' 12" S	28° 43' 59" E	64.8km (40.3 miles)
North Pit, Twangiza Mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 51' 11" S	28° 44' 7" E	65.1km (40.4 miles)
Central Pit, Twangiza Mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 51' 46" S	28° 44' 21" E	65.1km (40.5 miles)
Mbwega workings, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 52' 19" S	28° 44' 34" E	65.2km (40.5 miles)
Twangiza Mine, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 52' 21" S	28° 44' 35" E	65.2km (40.5 miles)
Chinjira workings, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 52' 54" S	28° 44' 53" E	65.4km (40.7 miles)
Kahungwe, Walungu Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 43' 27" S	28° 41' 36" E	67.3km (41.8 miles)
Maya-Moto, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	3° 24' 29" S	28° 43' 31" E	72.2km (44.8 miles)
Biega Complex, Kabare Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 22' 0" S	28° 40' 0" E	93.0km (57.8 miles)
Tchosho deposit, Bukavu, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 30' 56" S	28° 51' 5" E	95.0km (59.1 miles)
Bukavu Volcanic Field, Kabare Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 19' 59" S	28° 41' 59" E	98.2km (61.0 miles)
Bugarama, Rusizi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 41' 49" S	29° 0' 29" E	99.7km (61.9 miles)
Ruhanga, SW Cibitoke B, Cibitoke Province, Burundi	2° 48' 20" S	29° 2' 53" E	99.8km (62.0 miles)
Kambusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 15' 0" S	28° 37' 59" E	102.0km (63.4 miles)
Lulingu, Shabunda Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 20' 13" S	27° 35' 59" E	102.4km (63.6 miles)
Mashyuza, Nyakabuye, Rusizi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 35' 6" S	29° 1' 17" E	106.5km (66.2 miles)
Nyakabuye, Rusizi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 33' 47" S	29° 1' 49" E	108.6km (67.5 miles)
Kahusi Complex, Kalehe Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	2° 12' 0" S	28° 40' 59" E	109.6km (68.1 miles)
Karengera, Rusizi District, Western Province, Rwanda	2° 30' 47" S	29° 3' 23" E	113.9km (70.8 miles)

Kobokoboite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Phuralumite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Eylettersite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Kobokoboite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Phuralumite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Eylettersite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Kobokoboite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Phuralumite

Kobokobo pegmatite, Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ Crandallite

ⓘ Dumontite

ⓘ Evansite

ⓘ Eylettersite (TL)

ⓘ Kamitugaite (TL)

ⓘ Kaolinite

ⓘ Keckite

ⓘ 'Kivuite'

ⓘ Kobokoboite (TL)

ⓘ Metavanmeersscheite (TL)

ⓘ Phuralumite (TL)

ⓘ Planerite

ⓘ 'Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)'

ⓘ Pyrite

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ Ranunculite (TL)

ⓘ Threadgoldite (TL)

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

ⓘ Triangulite (TL)

ⓘ Upalite (TL)

ⓘ Uraninite

ⓘ 'Uranium Mica'

ⓘ Vanmeersscheite (TL)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Granite

ⓘ Granitoid

ⓘ 'Pegmatite'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
Albertine Rift, East African Rift System (EARS), Africa	Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
Central Africa	Region
DR Congo	Country
Kivu, DR Congo	Region
South Kivu, DR Congo	Province
Mwenga Territory, South Kivu, DR Congo	Territory

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kivu, Sud-Kivu	63.8.33.0.0.0
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kivu, Sud-Kivu, Mwenga	63.8.33.122.0.0

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