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Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congoi
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Mashamba West MineOpen-Cast Mine (Inactive)
Sicomines copper-cobalt projectMine (Active)
MutshatshaTerritory
LualabaProvince
DR CongoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 44' 26'' South , 25° 22' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-10.74083,25.37556
GRN:
S08E18
Type:
Open-Cast Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kolwezi418,000(2016)10.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
4334
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4334:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Katanga Copper Crescent; Zaïre


Opencast mine started in 1978. The mine is called Mashamba West, since there is another open-cut working further east (Mashamba East mine). The latter is much less interesting from a mineralogical point of view.

The mine is known for outstanding cobalt-bearing calcite, cuprite, baryte, metatyuyamunite, carnotite, vesigniéite, kolwezite, spherocobaltite and malachite.

Now part of the Sicomines copper-cobalt project.

Notes on the mineral list:

— When the Kamoya South II Mine was still a secret location, many specimens of its carrollite crystals have been falsely attributed to this locality, as well as to the Kamfundwa mine and other places.

— The report of some uranium minerals at this location seems to be a mistake for the Musonoi Mine located to the North of this locality.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘBaryte
Formula:BaSO4
Habit: Prismatic.
Colour: Colorless, light to dark yellow and orange.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Some nice vugs of barite have been recovered which contain beautiful, transparent yellow or honey-colored crystals 2.4 cm, associated with malachite, cuprite and/or cobaltoan calcite. Most of the yellow barite is opaque and butterscotch-yellow to caramel-brown in color. The crystals have a relatively simple prismatic habit, sometimes occurring in attractive color combinations. Some colorless and transparent crystals to less than 1 cm have been found on malachite. Of particular interest are the multiphase pseudomorphs after barite. Most of the barite of the Mashamba West mine has been replaced by bright green malachite covered by pale-blue, earthy chrysocolla. The pseudomorph specimens have a rosette-cluster shape consisting of 3 to 5 cm blades up to 1 cm thick.
ⓘBrochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: Needles.
Colour: Green.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘCalcite
Formula:CaCO3
Colour: Clear to white.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
✪Calcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Formula:(Ca,Co)CO3
Colour: Light to dark pink.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Some of the best cobaltian calcites comes from this mine.
✪Carnotite
Formula:K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Habit: Tablets and in scales-like crystals.
Colour: Yellow to orange.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘCarrollite
Formula:CuCo2S4
Description: The source specimen for this report was most certainly from Kamoya South II mine. Because of a period of secrecy before the Kamoya locality was revealed, suppliers told customers that the locality for the new Carrollites was Kamfundwa or Mashamba West, but no carrollite has come from these localities to date. Up-coming article in MR By Gauthier, King, and Morgan explaining the issue.
ⓘChalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Habit: Hexagonal tablets.
Colour: Typical blueish.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Occur as quite large crystals on matrix.
ⓘChrysocolla
Formula:Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
Habit: Botryoidal masses and pseudomorphs.
Colour: Light blue.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘConichalcite
Formula:CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Habit: Very fine needles clustered together in urshin-like aggregates implanted in calcite prism faces.
Colour: Grassgreen.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Analysed with EDS and Raman at the Belgian Natural History Museum by H. Goethals, curator of the mineral collection.
✪Cuprite
Formula:Cu2O
Habit: Octahedrons.
Colour: Bright red.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘCuprosklodowskite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph
ⓘDioptase
Formula:CuSiO3 · H2O
Habit: Trigonal crystals.
Colour: Emerald green.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Rare specimens show bright green crystals imbedded in clear calcite crystals.
ⓘDolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Colour: Clear to tan.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘDolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite
Formula:(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
Colour: Pink.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘGoethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Habit: Needles.
Colour: Brown to black.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘHeterogenite
Formula:Co3+O(OH)
Habit: Massive and botryoidal.
Colour: Black.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘKhorixasite
Formula:(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
Habit: Needles.
Colour: Light green.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Used to be called duhamelite.
✪Kolwezite
Formula:CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
Habit: Needles clustering together in urchins.
Colour: Light to dark brown.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
✪Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Habit: "primary" style crystals.
Colour: Dark green.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘMetatorbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph
✪Metatyuyamunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Habit: Orthorhombic, showing platy and by a bevel-ended crystals.
Colour: Bright yellow to orange.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Mashamba West mine used to produce the best metatyuyamunite crystals.
ⓘMottramite
Formula:PbCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘMottramite var. Duhamelite
Formula:(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
Description: This mineral used to be called duhamelite but turned out to be khorixasite.
ⓘNative Copper
Formula:Cu
Habit: Massive and distorted crystals.
Colour: Copper red.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘNeotocite ?
Formula:(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
Description: Cobalt-bearing. No data. Probably should be labeled heterogenite until verified.
ⓘPlancheite
Formula:Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
Habit: Needles clustering together in urchins.
Colour: Pale blue.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘQuartz
Formula:SiO2
Habit: Prismatic.
Colour: Transparent to clear.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
References:
Y.Okazaki
ⓘRutherfordine
Formula:(UO2)CO3
Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph
ⓘSchoepite
Formula:(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
Description: Incorrectly attributed based on a mislabeled photograph
ⓘShattuckite
Formula:Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Habit: Small spheres.
Colour: Dark blue.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
Description: Dark blue spheres implanted in calcite skalenohedrons.
✪Spherocobaltite
Formula:CoCO3
Habit: Trigonal rhombs.
Colour: Magenta red.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘTyuyamunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Habit: Orthorhombic, showing platy and by a bevel-ended crystals but the terminations are more rounded that for the meta stadium.
Colour: Bright yellow.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.
ⓘUranophane
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Description: No specimens known.
✪Vésigniéite
Formula:BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Colour: Light green, kaki, dark green to black.
Fluorescence: Not fluorescent.

Gallery:

BaSO4ⓘBaryte
CaCO3ⓘCalcite
(Ca,Co)CO3ⓘCalcite var. Cobalt-bearing Calcite
K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2OⓘCarnotite
Cu2SⓘChalcocite
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1ⓘChrysocolla
CaCu(AsO4)(OH)ⓘConichalcite
Cu2OⓘCuprite
CuSiO3 · H2OⓘDioptase
(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3ⓘDolomite var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite
Fe3+O(OH)ⓘGoethite
Co3+O(OH)ⓘHeterogenite
(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)ⓘKhorixasite
CuCo(CO3)(OH)2ⓘKolwezite
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2ⓘMalachite
Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2OⓘMetatyuyamunite
CuⓘNative Copper
Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2OⓘPlancheite
SiO2ⓘQuartz
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2ⓘShattuckite
CoCO3ⓘSpherocobaltite
BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2ⓘVésigniéite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘCarrollite ?2.DA.05CuCo2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘHeterogenite4.FE.20Co3+O(OH)
ⓘSchoepite ?4.GA.05(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘMetatyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘTyuyamunite4.HB.25Ca(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘvar. Cobalt-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Co)CO3
ⓘSpherocobaltite5.AB.05CoCO3
ⓘDolomite
var. Cobalt-bearing Dolomite		5.AB.10(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
ⓘ5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘKolwezite5.BA.10CuCo(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘRutherfordine ?5.EB.05(UO2)CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘConichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘMottramite
var. Duhamelite ?		8.BH.40(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
ⓘ ?8.BH.40PbCu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘKhorixasite8.BH.40(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
ⓘVésigniéite8.BH.45BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
ⓘMetatorbernite ?8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCuprosklodowskite ?9.AK.10Cu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
ⓘUranophane ?9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘDioptase9.CJ.30CuSiO3 · H2O
ⓘPlancheite9.DB.35Cu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
ⓘShattuckite9.DB.40Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘNeotocite ?9.ED.20(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
HⓘCarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
HⓘChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
HⓘConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
HⓘCuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
HⓘDioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
HⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
HⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
HⓘHeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
HⓘKolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
HⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
HⓘMetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
HⓘMetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
HⓘMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
HⓘNeotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
HⓘPlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
HⓘSchoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
HⓘShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
HⓘTyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
HⓘUranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
HⓘVésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
HⓘKhorixasite(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
CCarbon
CⓘCalciteCaCO3
CⓘCalcite var.Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
CⓘDolomite var.Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
CⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CⓘKolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
CⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CⓘRutherfordine(UO2)CO3
CⓘSpherocobaltiteCoCO3
OOxygen
OⓘBaryteBaSO4
OⓘBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
OⓘCalciteCaCO3
OⓘCarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
OⓘChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
OⓘCalcite var.Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
OⓘDolomite var.Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
OⓘConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
OⓘCupriteCu2O
OⓘCuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
OⓘDioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
OⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
OⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OⓘHeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
OⓘKolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
OⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OⓘMetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
OⓘMetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
OⓘMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
OⓘNeotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
OⓘPlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
OⓘQuartzSiO2
OⓘRutherfordine(UO2)CO3
OⓘSchoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
OⓘShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
OⓘSpherocobaltiteCoCO3
OⓘTyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
OⓘUranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
OⓘVésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
OⓘKhorixasite(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
MgMagnesium
MgⓘDolomite var.Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
MgⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
AlⓘChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
SiSilicon
SiⓘChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
SiⓘCuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
SiⓘDioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
SiⓘNeotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
SiⓘPlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SiⓘShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
SiⓘUranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
PPhosphorus
PⓘMetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
SⓘBaryteBaSO4
SⓘBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
SⓘCarrolliteCuCo2S4
SⓘChalcociteCu2S
KPotassium
KⓘCarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaCalcium
CaⓘCalciteCaCO3
CaⓘCalcite var.Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
CaⓘDolomite var.Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
CaⓘConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
CaⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
CaⓘMetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
CaⓘTyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
CaⓘUranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
VⓘCarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
VⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
VⓘMetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
VⓘMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
VⓘTyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
VⓘVésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
VⓘKhorixasite(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
MnManganese
MnⓘNeotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
FeIron
FeⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FeⓘNeotocite(Mn,Fe)SiO3 · H2O (?)
CoCobalt
CoⓘCarrolliteCuCo2S4
CoⓘCalcite var.Cobalt-bearing Calcite(Ca,Co)CO3
CoⓘDolomite var.Cobalt-bearing Dolomite(Ca,Mg,Co)CO3
CoⓘHeterogeniteCo3+O(OH)
CoⓘKolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
CoⓘSpherocobaltiteCoCO3
CuCopper
CuⓘBrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
CuⓘCarrolliteCuCo2S4
CuⓘChalcociteCu2S
CuⓘChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x< 1
CuⓘConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
CuⓘCupriteCu2O
CuⓘCuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
CuⓘNative CopperCu
CuⓘDioptaseCuSiO3 · H2O
CuⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
CuⓘKolweziteCuCo(CO3)(OH)2
CuⓘMalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CuⓘMetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CuⓘMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
CuⓘPlancheiteCu8(Si8O22)(OH)4 · H2O
CuⓘShattuckiteCu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
CuⓘVésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
CuⓘKhorixasite(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
AsⓘConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
BaBarium
BaⓘBaryteBaSO4
BaⓘVésigniéiteBaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
PbLead
PbⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
PbⓘMottramitePbCu(VO4)(OH)
BiBismuth
BiⓘMottramite var.Duhamelite(Pb,Bi,Ca)Cu(VO4)(OH,O)
BiⓘKhorixasite(Bi0.67◻0.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
UUranium
UⓘCarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
UⓘCuprosklodowskiteCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 6H2O
UⓘMetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
UⓘMetatyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
UⓘRutherfordine(UO2)CO3
UⓘSchoepite(UO2)8O2(OH)12 · 12H2O
UⓘTyuyamuniteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5-8H2O
UⓘUranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

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Lhoest, Joseph J., Gauthier, Gilbert, King, Vandall T. (1991) Famous Mineral Localities: The Mashamba West Mine, Shaba, Zaire, inJanuary - February 1991.The Mineralogical Record, 22 (1). 13-28
Lhoest, J. (1992) Die Lagerstätten des Kupfergürtels von Shaba/Zaire und ihre Mineralien [The deposits of the Shaba/Zaire copper belt and their minerals].Lapis, 17 (3). 13-40; 58
Deliens, M. (1996) Overzicht van de mineralogie van de koper-, kobalt- en uraniumvoorkomens in Zuid-Shaba (Zaïre). Pages 35-49 in: Schatten der Aarde. Van mineraal tot juweel. Tentoonstelling in de abdij Saint-Gérard de Brogne van 27 april tot 27 oktober 1996. Catalogus opgemaakt onder de leiding van R. Warin, AGAB en P. Van hee, MKA (in Dutch).
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