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Shituru is a town that is now part of the city of Likasi in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the location of a copper mine, smelter and hydrometallurgical plant that was operated by the state-owned Gécamines.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Exploitation )〕 Shituru was the site of an open cast copper mine that had been abandoned as of 1992.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shituru Mine, Likasi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) )〕 In September 2008 Gécamines' partner, International Barytex Resources of Vancouver, Canada, announced that it had completed a feasibility study for developing an open pit, ore processing and electrowinning facility at Shituru. The operation would process 900,000 tonnes of ore annually and produce 38,000 tonnes of LME grade cathode copper. In July 2009 International Barytex Resources said it had received payment in full for the sale of its interests to Touch Lucky Investments. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shituru」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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