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Kipushi Mine (formerly Prince Léopold Mine) is an underground mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the town of Kipushi in Haut-Katanga Province. This was an active producing mine between 1925 and 1993, as of 2006 there was an estimated 16.9 million tons of ore in the measured and indicated categories, with a grade averaging of 16.7% zinc and 2.2% copper.

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  • Kipushi Mine (formerly Prince Léopold Mine) is an underground mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the town of Kipushi in Haut-Katanga Province. This was an active producing mine between 1925 and 1993, as of 2006 there was an estimated 16.9 million tons of ore in the measured and indicated categories, with a grade averaging of 16.7% zinc and 2.2% copper. Since 2011, the Kipushi Mine is now majority owned by Ivanplats. A feasibility study was conducted in 2022, which found 11.78 million tonnes of Zinc at an ore grade of 35.34%. In September 2022, construction started to re-open the mine, with production planned to start in late 2024. (en)
  • La mine de Kipushi, anciennement mine Prince Leopold est une mine souterraine de cuivre située près de la ville de Kipushi dans la province de Katanga en République démocratique du Congo. Elle a fonctionné de 1925 à 1993. (fr)
  • Kipushi är en gruva i staden med samma namn i Kongo-Kinshasa. Den ligger i provinsen Haut-Katanga, i den södra delen av landet, 1 600 km sydost om huvudstaden Kinshasa. Kipushi ligger 1 341 meter över havet. Afrikaner utvann mineral på platsen under 1800-talet, men efter att den blev känd av västerlänningar 1899 öppnade en gruva 1924–1925. Till 1993 utvanns 6,6 miljoner ton zink, 4,1 miljoner ton koppar, 12 673& ton bly och 278 ton germanium. Därefter har brytningen varit mera sporadisk. (sv)
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  • La mine de Kipushi, anciennement mine Prince Leopold est une mine souterraine de cuivre située près de la ville de Kipushi dans la province de Katanga en République démocratique du Congo. Elle a fonctionné de 1925 à 1993. (fr)
  • Kipushi är en gruva i staden med samma namn i Kongo-Kinshasa. Den ligger i provinsen Haut-Katanga, i den södra delen av landet, 1 600 km sydost om huvudstaden Kinshasa. Kipushi ligger 1 341 meter över havet. Afrikaner utvann mineral på platsen under 1800-talet, men efter att den blev känd av västerlänningar 1899 öppnade en gruva 1924–1925. Till 1993 utvanns 6,6 miljoner ton zink, 4,1 miljoner ton koppar, 12 673& ton bly och 278 ton germanium. Därefter har brytningen varit mera sporadisk. (sv)
  • Kipushi Mine (formerly Prince Léopold Mine) is an underground mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the town of Kipushi in Haut-Katanga Province. This was an active producing mine between 1925 and 1993, as of 2006 there was an estimated 16.9 million tons of ore in the measured and indicated categories, with a grade averaging of 16.7% zinc and 2.2% copper. (en)
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  • Kipushi Mine (en)
  • Mine de Kipushi (fr)
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