 Nubwo ikirombe cya Shinkolobwe gikungahaye cyane ku mabuye yagaciro, kuva Union Minière yakivamo mu ntangiriro zimyaka ya 1960, nta ruganda rwamabuye yagaciro rwagicukuye mu buryo bukwiriye kandi bwizewe ngo rugarure umusaruro ku baturage ba Congo. 