The Ruashi Mine is an open-pit copper and cobalt mine operated by Metorex that is located about 10 kilometres from Lubumbashi in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ruashi mine is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ruashi Mining Plant.

Etoile mine

Quarry

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The Etoile Mine is an open-pit copper mine on the outskirts of Lubumbashi in Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Chemaf owns the license. Chemaf is 95% owned by Shalina Resources and 5% by the DRC government. Etoile mine is situated 4 km southeast of Ruashi Mining Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruashi and Lubumbashi.

Ruashi

Suburb

Ruashi or Rwashi is a commune of the city of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's home to Ruashi mine. Ruashi is situated 3½ km southwest of Ruashi Mining Plant.

Lubumbashi

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Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population of 1.8 million, and the principal city of the Katanga region.

Ruashi Mining Plant

Type: Industry
Location: Lubumbashi (city), Haut-Katanga, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-11.61321° or 11° 36′ 48″ south

Longitude

27.55423° or 27° 33′ 15″ east

Open location code

5GW99HP3+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 218129656

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

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