Mutoshi Mines

Mutoshi Mines
OwnershipSociete Miniere de Tanganyika Goldmines SA 95% – Societe Miniere de Bakwanga(SMB) 5%1
Location245km north Est of Bukavu, provincial capital of Sud Kivu Province, DRC northest
First HMS productionSeptember 2006
2008 production22,858 tonnes Cu
Reduced facies type copper deposit, consisting of two ore beds with a layer of siliceous dolomite between. The mine was started in 1903 and was initially worked for gold.


Total gold production ca. 700 kg (Deliens, 1996).