Kipushi
A zinc mine whose by-products could include germanium for Western buyers.
- Material
- Germanium
- Stage
- Mine
- Place
- Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
- Operator
- Ivanhoe Mines (68%), Gécamines (32%)
- Coordinates
- 11.77° S, 27.24° E
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 1 of the last 7 days and 2 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
- Surface temperature
- Landsat, 13 Oct 2026: typical ground 45.2 °C; 0.0 ha more than 8 °C warmer than the land around it; hottest spot 5.2 °C above it.
- Armed conflict
- 1 events within 100 km so far this year, the latest on 19 Sep 2026 (UCDP).
- Radar
- Latest Sentinel-1 radar picture: 25 Oct 2026.
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Zinc ore grading about 35%, among the richest in the world
- The ore also carries germanium
- Production restart scheduled for 2024 after years on care and maintenance