Shinkolobwe mine

Summary

Shinkolobwe mine is an uranium mine^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of uranium_mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shinkolobwe mine is located in Haut-Katanga Province^[3].
• Shinkolobwe mine is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4].
• Shinkolobwe mine's image is recorded as Shinkolobwe.jpg^[5].
• Shinkolobwe mine's instance of is recorded as uranium mine^[6].
• Shinkolobwe mine's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[7].
• Shinkolobwe mine's operator is recorded as Union Minière du Haut Katanga^[8].
• Shinkolobwe mine's Commons category is recorded as Shinkolobwe Mine^[9].
• Shinkolobwe mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -11.054972, 'lon': 26.547278}^[10].
• Shinkolobwe mine's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09s4w4^[11].
• Shinkolobwe mine's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset^[12].
• Shinkolobwe mine's product or material produced is recorded as uranium ore^[13].
• Shinkolobwe mine's GeoNames ID is recorded as 922162^[14].
• Shinkolobwe mine's different from is recorded as Shinkolobwe^[15].
• Shinkolobwe mine's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2060009^[16].
• Shinkolobwe mine's Mindat locality ID is recorded as 4328^[17].
• Shinkolobwe mine's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1343344973^[18].

Body

Geography

Shinkolobwe mine is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4]. It is located in Haut-Katanga Province^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include uranium mine^[6] and human settlement^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Shinkolobwe mine include kasolite^[19], a mineral species^[20].

Why It Matters

Shinkolobwe mine ranks in the top 10% of uranium_mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for it include kasolite^[19], a mineral species^[20].