An underground copper and cobalt mine to the west of Musonoi in the former Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2022, the site is the largest active cobalt mine in the world. The mine includes the Luilu metallurgical plant, which accepts ore from the KOV mine and Mashamba East mine.
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Owner: Glencore
Start operations: 1969
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Copper production: 300 kt
Products: copper concentrate, copper cathode, Co
Operations: mine, mill, flotation, SX-EW
Projects & highlights:
The Copper Mark participant
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Media
- Sep-25: Glencore said to hold talks for sale of key Congo copper mine (checked 19-Sep-25)
- May-25: Glencore’s Kamoto Copper Company and Mutanda Mining receive the Copper Mark (checked 3-Jun-25)
Created: Jun-2025; updated Sep-25