Shituru

Shituru is a town that is now a commune of the city of Likasi in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the location of a copper mine, smelter and hydrometallurgical plant that was operated by the state-owned Gécamines.[1]

Shituru
Flow racks for the electrolyzed copper, in the Gecamines Shituru refinery, in the 1980s or the 1990s
Location
Shituru
LocationLikasi
ProvinceHaut-Katanga
CountryDR Congo
Coordinates11°00′46″S 26°45′03″E
Production
ProductsCopper
Owner
CompanyGécamines

Shituru was the site of an open cast copper mine that had been abandoned as of 1992.[2] In September 2008 Gécamines' partner, International Barytex Resources of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, announced that it had completed a feasibility study for developing an open pit, ore processing and electrowinning facility at Shituru. The operation would process 900,000 tonnes of ore annually and produce 38,000 tonnes of LME grade cathode copper.[3] In July 2009 International Barytex Resources said it had received payment in full for the sale of its interests to Touch Lucky Investments.[4]

References
  1. "Exploitation". Gécamines. Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  2. "Shituru Mine, Likasi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)". Mindat. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  3. "Positive Feasibility Study Received for Shituru Copper Project" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL BARYTEX RESOURCES LTD. September 15, 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  4. "SHITURU UPDATE - FINAL PAYMENT RECEIVED" (PDF). INTERNATIONAL BARYTEX RESOURCES LTD. July 16, 2009. Retrieved 2011-11-07.


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