Kambove Explained

-10.8764°N 26.5969°WKambove is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

Kambove lies at an altitude of 4783 ft (1457 m). Economic activity in the area includes cobalt processing.^[2] Kambove is the center of the Kambove mines region.^[3] Gécamines, a state-owned mining company, owns the Kamoya central, Kamoya south, Shangolowe and Kamfundwa mines.^[4] Ore from these mines is transported to the concentrator at Kambove for extraction of copper and cobalt.^[5]

Climate

Kambove has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).

Notable births

Cécile Kyenge an Italian minister of Letta Cabinet was born in Kambove.

Notes and References

1. National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Sixth Edition, National Geographic Society, 1992
2. http://www.africaintelligence.com/C/modules/login/detailart/LoginDetailArt.asp?lang=ang&service=art&comment=&context=his&doc_i_id=16863346 www.africaintelligence.com
3. Web site: Kambove, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) . Mindat . 2011-11-03.
4. Web site: Exploitation . Gécamines . 2011-11-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016003742/http://www.gecamines.cd/exploitation.php . 2011-10-16.
5. Web site: GCM GROUPE CENTRE . Gecamines . 2011-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016003746/http://www.gecamines.cd/groupe_centre.php . 2011-10-16 . dead .