Jadotville

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Jadotville, now known as Likasi, is a mining city in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that developed around its rich copper and cobalt deposits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
climate humid subtropical climate
colonialPower Belgium NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
currentNameOf Jadotville NERFINISHED
developedAround cobalt deposits
copper deposits
economicActivity mining
formerNameOf Likasi NERFINISHED
hasIndustry metallurgy
mineral processing
hasMiningCompany state-owned mining enterprises
historicalEra Belgian Congo period NERFINISHED
knownFor cobalt mining
copper mining
languageSpoken French
Swahili NERFINISHED
locatedIn Haut-Katanga Province NERFINISHED
Katanga region NERFINISHED
namedAfter Jean Jadot NERFINISHED
nearbyResource uranium deposits
partOf Copperbelt NERFINISHED
Greater Katanga mining area NERFINISHED
railwayConnection Kolwezi NERFINISHED
Lubumbashi NERFINISHED
Tenke NERFINISHED
regionType mining city
roadConnection Lubumbashi NERFINISHED
timezone Central Africa Time NERFINISHED
transportInfrastructure highways
railway
urbanFunction industrial center
mining hub
utcOffset +2

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