Dikuluwe Mine

Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Dikuluwe Mine (Mine de Dikuluwe) is a copper and cobalt mine near Kolwezi in Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dikuluwe is the westernmost of the Dima Pit group, with Mashamba West and Mashamba East. The quarry was opened in 1975 and was planned to be connected to the nearby Mashamba West pit. The combined Dikuluwe and Mashamba West deposits are now run by La Sino-Congolaise des Mines SA (Sicomines), a joint venture majority owned by a Chinese consortium, with Gécamines holding a minority stake. Katanga Mining had the license to mine copper ore in the mine, but was not planning to open it for production until 2023.

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