Tenke Fungurume

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the· LualabaProduction
Contained Copper
35.0 Mt
Average Grade
2.50%
Deposit Type
Sediment-hosted Stratiform Copper (SSC)
Discovery Year
1970

Overview

One of the world's largest sediment-hosted Cu-Co deposits.

Geological Context

Host Rock: Dolomite and shale (Neoproterozoic)

Tectonic Setting: Intracratonic rift

Geological Province: Central African Copperbelt

Metallogenic Belt: Central African Copperbelt

Resources & Operations

Operator: CMOC Group

Mining Method: Open Pit

Production Start: 2009

Data Provenance

Source: Freeport-McMoRan/CMOC reports

Last Verified: 2026-01-15

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