Kolwezi

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Kolwezi is a mining city in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its rich copper and cobalt deposits and its role as a major industrial and economic center in the Lualaba province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
mining city
administrativeStatus commune
battleInvolved Belgian paratroopers
French Foreign Legion NERFINISHED
Katangese rebels NERFINISHED
battleOccurredIn 1978
climateClassification Aw (Köppen)
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
economyBasedOn metallurgy
mining industry
governingBody city council of Kolwezi NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEnvironmentalIssue mining pollution
soil contamination
water contamination
hasEvent Battle of Kolwezi NERFINISHED
hasIndustrialFacility cobalt processing plants
copper smelters
hasMiningCommodity cobalt
copper
uranium
hasMiningCompany Gécamines NERFINISHED
Kamoto Copper Company NERFINISHED
Mutanda Mining NERFINISHED
Ruashi Mining NERFINISHED
hasResourceType non-ferrous metals
historicalRegion Katanga NERFINISHED
isCapitalOf Lualaba Province NERFINISHED
knownFor cobalt mining
copper mining
industrial production
open-pit mines
uranium deposits
languageUsed French
Swahili NERFINISHED
locatedIn Lualaba Province NERFINISHED
southern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lualaba Plateau NERFINISHED
nearTo Lubumbashi NERFINISHED
partOf Katanga mining region NERFINISHED
role major economic center of Lualaba Province
major industrial center
timeZone Central Africa Time
transportInfrastructure Kolwezi Airport NERFINISHED
railway connection to Lubumbashi
road links to Lubumbashi
utcOffset +2

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