Congo Resources

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Amateurs, DRC is land of plenty

They should buy themselves the GF Consult CD-Rom on the DRC (2004)

An updated and upgraded inventory of mineral occurrences of the Democratic Republic of Congo with vectorized geological map layer for GIS browsing and query.

Mineral occurrences database:

The map shows over 800 mineral occurrences, representing over 1,100 mineral commodities, with hotlinks to to-the-point descriptions in MS Access format.
Each mineral occurrence is represented by an identification number referring to a data record. The data record display a number of valuable information such as :
- the name of the occurrence, the considered commodity (or commodities),
- the location (coordinates, square degree, region),
- the history of the discovery and/or development,
- the general geological setting,
- the mineral setting (mineralization style, grades, resources and/or size),
- the development status (stage of advancement and/or mining – production), and remarks and key references. The latter aim at allowing the reader to access additional and/or complementary information on the subject

Company lists:

Listing and description of the main companies involved in mining and exploration in Congo in pre- and early-independence times. This unique list will prove most useful when trying to retrieve former (historical) exploration and/or mining data, as technical files are frequently classified according to the former operator.

http://www.africamuseum.be/research/geology/general/research/geology/general/CDminerals_DRCongo.pdf