Kambove

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Libethenite crystals to 3 mm from Kambove. Specimen size: 8.0 x 4.6 x 3.3 cm.

Kambove 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).

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Notable births

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

References

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  1. National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Sixth Edition, National Geographic Society, 1992
  2. www.africaintelligence.com
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