Shituru

Shituru
Location
Shituru
Province Katanga Province
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates 11°00′46″S 26°45′03″E / 11.012645°S 26.750765°E / -11.012645; 26.750765Coordinates: 11°00′46″S 26°45′03″E / 11.012645°S 26.750765°E / -11.012645; 26.750765
Production
Products Copper
Owner
Company Gécamines

Shituru is a town that is now part of the city of Likasi in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the location of a copper mine, smelter and hydrometallurgical plant that was operated by the state-owned Gécamines.[1]

Shituru was the site of an open cast copper mine that had been abandoned as of 1992.[2] In September 2008 Gécamines' partner, International Barytex Resources of Vancouver, Canada, announced that it had completed a feasibility study for developing an open pit, ore processing and electrowinning facility at Shituru. The operation would process 900,000 tonnes of ore annually and produce 38,000 tonnes of LME grade cathode copper.[3] In July 2009 International Barytex Resources said it had received payment in full for the sale of its interests to Touch Lucky Investments.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Exploitation". Gécamines. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Shituru Mine, Likasi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)". Mindat. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Positive Feasibility Study Received for Shituru Copper Project" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL BARYTEX RESOURCES LTD. September 15, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  4. ↑ "SHITURU UPDATE - FINAL PAYMENT RECEIVED" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL BARYTEX RESOURCES LTD. July 16, 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-07.


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