Musonoi Mine

Musonoi mine
Metatorbernite from the Musonoi Mine
Location
Musonoi mine
ProvinceLualaba Province
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates10°42′39″S 25°23′56″E / 10.710876°S 25.399017°E / -10.710876; 25.399017
Production
ProductsCopper, Cobalt
Owner
CompanyMetorex (75%)
Gécamines (25%)

The Musonoi mine is a set of open-cut pits near Kolwezi from which copper and other metals have been extracted since the 1940s. The mining complex is located in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kolwezi is about 320 kilometres (200 mi) northwest from Lubumbashi, the provincial capital.