 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Nchanga copper–cobalt deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt Received: 8 April 2005 / Accepted: 25 October... Springer-Verlag 2005 Abstract The Zambian Copperbelt forms the southeastern part of the 900-km-long...the most significant ore systems in the Zambian Copperbelt and contains two major economic concentrations...completely replaced by malachite and copper oxides. Carrollite is the major cobalt-bearing phase and is restricted...tourmaline, and chlorite. Quartz veins from the mine sequence show halite-saturated fluid inclusions, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Conditions of Ore Mineral Formation in Certain Zambian Copperbelt Deposits with Special Reference to the Role of...coexisting sulphide assemblages from certain Zambian Copperbelt deposits and of their textural relations and...certain copper-cobalt sulphides of the Zambian Copperbelt and to consider this information in relation...these ores. Sulphide assemblages occurring in Copperbelt ores have been examined in polished section and...further data obtained from the literature. The Copperbelt lies within the Lufilian fold arc of Central |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | porphyry-typedepositsand mineralizedgneisses. the border of Zambia with Zaire (Fig. 1A). It lies Introduction within...of central Africa. The sul- THE copper belt of Zambia stretchesfor approximately150 km fromKonkolain...the 1838 STABLE ISOTOPE & GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES, ZAMBIA 1839 caseof a narrowbelt of depositsrunningfromKonkola...iston the geology and the ore depositsof the copperbelt; the contents of many of these papershave been...specimensand in thin and polished orebody. The Konkola orebody lies in a sequence sections to establish |  | Sillitoe, Richard H., Perelló, José, Creaser, Robert A., Wilton, John, Wilson, Alan J., Dawborn, Toby (2017) Age of the Zambian Copperbelt. Mineralium Deposita, 52 (8) 1245-1268 doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0726-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1007/s00126-017-0726-8 ARTICLE Age of the Zambian Copperbelt Richard H. Sillitoe 1 & José Perelló 2 & Robert...deposits and prospects of the Central African Copperbelt are characterized by two intimately associated...across the Zambian part of the Central African Copperbelt suggest that both the disseminated and veinlet...Sediment-hosted Cu deposits . Central African Copperbelt . Zambia . Molybdenite . Re-Os ages . Synorogenic...the Central African Copperbelt—the world’s most important metallogenic province of this type, with ~220 |  | Sillitoe, Richard H., Perelló, José, Creaser, Robert A., Wilton, John, Wilson, Alan J., Dawborn, Toby (2017) Reply to discussions of “Age of the Zambian Copperbelt” by Hitzman and Broughton and Muchez et al. Mineralium Deposita, 52 (8) 1277-1281 doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0769-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Reply to discussions of “Age of the Zambian Copperbelt” by Hitzman and Broughton and Muchez et al. Richard...throughout the Zambian part of the Central African Copperbelt, shows that there was a major Cu mineralization...region in the northwestern part of the Zambian Copperbelt (Sillitoe et al. 2015). Both Hitzman and Broughton...evidence in defense of their Central African Copperbelt models, which assign important roles to Cu-bearing...sulfide mineralization throughout the Zambian Copperbelt are Lufilian in age but insist that there was |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Proterozoic Mines Series, Tenke-Fungurume Cu–Co district, Democratic Republic of Congo I. Fay & M. D. Barton...deposits in the Tenke-Fungurume district of the Central African Copperbelt were examined to evaluate the...consumption . Central African Copperbelt Introduction The African Copperbelt, an arcuate band of Neoproterozoic...southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo into northern Zambia (Fig. 1a, b), contains some of the world’s most...generally restricted their work to the deposit or district scale (e.g., Oosterbosch 1951; Bartholomé 1974; |  | Van Wilderode, Jorik, Debruyne, David, Torremans, Koen, Elburg, Marlina A., Vanhaecke, Frank, Muchez, Philippe (2015) Metal sources for the Nkana and Konkola stratiform Cu–Co deposits (Zambian Copperbelt): Insights from Sr and Nd isotope ratios. Ore Geology Reviews, 67. 127-138 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.11.011 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sources for the Nkana and Konkola stratiform Cu–Co deposits (Zambian Copperbelt): Insights from Sr and Nd...online 28 November 2014 Keywords: Zambian Copperbelt Nkana Konkola Multi-phase mineralisation Metal source...Domes Region a b s t r a c t The Central African Copperbelt lies within the Lufilian orogenic belt, in the...between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia. A Sr and Nd isotope study was performed on gangue...with multiphase mineralisation at the Zambian Konkola and Nkana deposits. Comparison with isotopic signatures |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cu–Co deposit at Kamoto in the Central African Copperbelt Philippe Muchez 1 & Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer 2...sediment-hosted ore deposits such as in the Central African Copperbelt. Here we present Re–Os dating results for disseminated...after anhydrite in nodules and layers from the Copperbelt. Results demonstrate that at least some of the...low-temperature polymorph. Keywords Central African Copperbelt . Re–Os dating . Sediment-hosted deposits . Diagenetic...sediment-hosted Cu–Co deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Several recent studies indicate that these deposits |  | Roberts, Stephen, Palmer, Martin R., Cooper, Matthew J., Buchaus, Peter, Sargent, Drew (2009) REE and Sr isotope characteristics of carbonate within the Cu–Co mineralized sedimentary sequence of the Nchanga Mine, Zambian Copperbelt. Mineralium Deposita, 44 (8) 881-891 doi:10.1007/s00126-009-0254-2 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralized sedimentary sequence of the Nchanga Mine, Zambian Copperbelt Stephen Roberts & Martin R. Palmer & Matthew...host rocks and ores of the Nchanga mine of the Zambian Copperbelt. Dolomite samples from the hanging...one of the largest ore systems in the Zambian Copperbelt. The deposit contains two major economic concentrations...Katangan Supergroup. At the Nchanga mine of the Zambian Copperbelt, dolomite occurs both in the mineralized...work on the Copperbelt, particularly on the mineralized sequence of the nearby Konkola mine, demonstrated |  | El Desouky, Hamdy A., Muchez, Philippe, Boyce, Adrian J., Schneider, Jens, Cailteux, Jacques L. H., Dewaele, Stijn, von Quadt, Albrecht (2010) Genesis of sediment-hosted stratiform copper–cobalt mineralization at Luiswishi and Kamoto, Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Mineralium Deposita, 45 (8) 735-763 doi:10.1007/s00126-010-0298-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization at Luiswishi and Kamoto, Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Hamdy A. El Desouky...Luiswishi and Kamoto deposits in the Katangan Copperbelt is hosted by the Neoproterozoic Mines Subgroup...Cu–Co sulfide minerals are chalcopyrite, bornite, carrollite, and chalcocite. These minerals are in many places...the basement rocks. Keywords Central African Copperbelt . D.R. Congo . Stratiform Cu–Co mineralization...Introduction Since the discovery of the Central African Copperbelt (CACB) in the early 1890s, both mining companies |  | Bernau, Robin, Roberts, Stephen, Richards, Mike, Nisbet, Bruce, Boyce, Adrian, Nowecki, James (2013) The geology and geochemistry of the Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits, NW Zambia. Mineralium Deposita, 48 (2) 137-153 doi:10.1007/s00126-012-0424-5 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | geochemistry of the Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits, NW Zambia Robin Bernau & Stephen Roberts & Mike Richards...Abstract The Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits of NW Zambia are large, tabular, disseminated ore bodies, hosted...to the copper mineralization. Unlike typical Copperbelt mineralization, unmineralized units show very...characteristics which distinguish them from classical Copperbelt mineralization and which suggests that they are...of mineralization is reported elsewhere in the Copperbelt, sometimes associated with the more widely reported |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | African Copperbelt. A study focused on the Tenke-Fungurume district (TFM) in the Copperbelt found Co-rich...supergene chalcocite (Cu2S) replacing primary carrollite (CuCo2S4). The formation of Co-rich carbonates...African Copperbelt mines. Keywords: magnesite, spherocobaltite, Co-rich dolomite, Copperbelt, carbonates...the Congolese deposits of the Central African Copperbelt have come to produce more than half the annual...Flinders Range (Australia), and the Santa Rosalia district (Mexico) (Table 1). Cobalt in rhombohedral carbonates |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Printed in The Netherlands COBALT IN THE ZAMBIAN COPPERBELT A.E. ANNELS Department of Mineral Exploitation...and Simmonds, J.R., 1984. Cobalt in the Zambian Copperbelt. Precambrian Res., 25: 75--98. A review of available...regional distribution of cobalt in the Zambian Copperbelt is presented which emphasises the limitation...cobalt in the copper ores o f the Central African Copperbelt had largely been ignored in discussions of their...today. The economic importance of the metal to Zambia and Zaire, and indeed to the World, has, however |  | | Report (issue) | | bornite biotite carbon Central African Copperbelt Congo Copperbelt chlorine cobalt cobaltite Democratic...on page 22 only; elsewhere, cpy) chalcopyrite carrollite chromite copper exclusive economic zone iron...uranium volcanogenic massive sulfide Zambian Copperbelt zinc v Cobalt—Styles of Deposits and the...production is from the Central African Copperbelt. The Central African Copperbelt is the only sedimentary rock-hosted...rock-hosted stratiform copper district that contains significant cobalt. Its presence may indicate significant | | | Report (issue) | | not coincide with the Google-Earth images of the mine workings. The authors wish to thank William F. Cannon...Copper in Sediment-Hosted Deposits by Age 200 Copperbelt, Zambia, Rep. of Congo 190 180 170 160 150 140 130...is common. Some deposits in Zambia and Republic of Congo contain carrollite, Co-pyrite and Ge minerals...zone are fairly stable minerals in the oxidizing mine environment, and pyrite occurs only as trace amounts...should be used to guide mining plans where acid mine drainage caused by oxidizing pyrite must be avoided |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | PROSPECT, ZAMBIA V.D. FLEISCHER* Geological Services, Z.C.C.M. Ltd., P.O. Box 1, Kalulushi (Zambia) ABSTRACT...mineralisation at Chambishi Southeast prospect. Zambia. Precambrian Res., 25: 119--133. Grid drilling...consists of chalcopyrite with minor bornite, carrollite, cobaltiferous pentlandite and linnaeite, disseminated...the ore, giving a distinct mineral zoning with carrollite hugging the palaeohigh. Gangue minerals are quartz...was on 400 m centres; this is regarded on the Copperbelt as a tight offset grid. This drilling outlined |  | Waizy, Hamidullah, Moles, Norman R., Smith, Martin P., Boyce, Adrian J. (2021) Formation of the giant Aynak copper deposit, Afghanistan: evidence from mineralogy, lithogeochemistry and sulphur isotopes. International Geology Review, 63 (17) 2104-2128 doi:10.1080/00206814.2020.1824129 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | resembling orebodies of the Central African Copperbelt, although underlying red-beds are absent at Aynak...KEYWORDS Sediment-hosted copper sulphide deposit; copperbelt; neoproterozoic; chalcopyrite; bornite; cobaltite;...Aynak deposit, are located in the Kabul Copper District, an area of 800 square kilometres situated within...2005a). Located about 30 km SSE of Kabul in Logar Province, the Aynak deposit has been exploited by arti...mineralizing processes which may be important in mine development and exploration for further resources |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | STRATIFORM MINERALIZATION OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN COPPERBELT: TEMPORAL AND GENETIC IMPLICATIONS RICHARD H...Santiago, Chile Abstract The Central African Copperbelt of Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo, along...(the Kalahari Copperbelt), is the world’s largest sediment-hosted, stratiform copper province. The economically...metamorphosed and deformed in some deposits in Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia. In conjunction, these observations...cobalt mineralization in the Central African Copperbelt, as well as in the geologically similar and broadly |  | Vítková, M., Ettler, V., Johan, Z., Kříbek, B., Šebek, O., Mihaljevič, M. (2010) Primary and secondary phases in copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 581-600 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.581 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province, Zambia M. VÍTKOVÁ1,*, V. ETTLER1, Z. JOHAN2...(Nkana, Mufulira, Chambishi) in the Copperbelt Province, Zambia, were studied from mineralogical and...evaluated further. K EY WORDS : slags, smelting, Copperbelt, Zambia, copper, cobalt, clinopyroxene, leucite....most abundant sulphide minerals of the Zambian Copperbelt are bornite (Cu5FeS4), followed by chalcocite...cobaltiferous pyrite (Fleischer, 1984; Garlick, 1961). Carrollite (Cu(Co,Ni)2S4) occurs as an accessory phase of |  | Capistrant, P. L., Hitzman, M. W., Wood, D., Kelly, N. M., Williams, G., Zimba, M., Kuiper, Y., Jack, D., Stein, H. (2015) Geology of the Enterprise Hydrothermal Nickel Deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia. Economic Geology, 110 (1) 9-38 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.1.9 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hydrothermal Nickel Deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia Patricia L. Capistrant,1,* Murray W. Hitzman...AIRIE Quantum Minerals Ltd, Zambia, Plot 3805, Zambia Road, Ndola, Zambia Program, Dept. of Geosciences...of the Kabompo dome in the North-Western Province of Zambia. The deposit area contains basement schists...sediment-hosted nickel-rich deposits of Central African Copperbelt exemplified by Enterprise appear to represent...Enterprise nickel deposit in the Central African Copperbelt appears to represent a new style of hydrothermal |  | Gigler, Gruffudd M., Sośnicka, Marta, Erasmus, Rudolph, Schapira, Jessica, Kinnaird, Judith A. (2020) Microfossils or pseudofossils? Cu-Co sulphide microfeatures in the Neoproterozoic Katangan Supergroup, Democratic Republic of Congo. Precambrian Research, 336. 105481 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2019.105481 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Neoproterozoic Mines Subgroup of the Katangan Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the Mashitu...Micropalaeontology, Sulphides, Rutile, Katanga Copperbelt 1. Introduction This study investigates the...rimmed and mantled in succession by anhedral carrollite (CuCo2S4) (Fig. 4B). 4.2. Vein Mineralogy Sample...crystals are mantled and overgrown by chalcocite and carrollite (Fig. 4D). At their thinnest and most constricted...transmitted PPL). Py=pyrite, cc=chalcocite, carr=carrollite, gdms=groundmass/matrix, qtz=quartz, ap=apatite |  | Kamona, A. F., Lévêque, J., Friedrich, G., Haack, U. (1999) Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits in relation to Pan African orogenesis in the Damaran-Lufilian Fold Belt of Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (3) 273-283 doi:10.1007/s001260050203 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits of Kabwe (PbZn) and Tsumeb (Pb-Zn-Cu) in Zambia and Namibia, respectively, have been measured and...mean l-value of 10.25 0.12 in the Copperbelt region of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo...Katangan Cu-Co stratiform mineralisation of the Copperbelt as well as those of the volcanogenic Nampundwe...ratios of galena from the Kabwe Pb-Zn deposit in Zambia and the Tsumeb Pb-Zn-Cu deposit in Namibia which...mineralisation, basement rocks and gabbros on the Zambia-Congo Copperbelt which provide a local frame of reference |  | | Book | | label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of the Río Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest...Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern...± Molybdenum Deposits of the Ertsberg-Grasberg District, Papua, Indonesia Clyde A. Leys, Mark Cloos,...N. Moreto, André Luiz Silva Pestilho, Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | USA The Kamoa copper deposit, Central African Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) David...Katangan Supergroup form the Central African Copperbelt, and host two well-known districts of sediment-hosted... broadly in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Zambian district comprises deposits...breccias of probable evaporitic origin. The Congolese district comprises deposit fragments that occur within...overlying oxidised redbeds. Both districts and the Copperbelt in general have been considered as relatively |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sedimentary rock succession in the central African Copperbelt, its Cu–Co mineralisation, and regional correlations...Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Copperbelt; Mwashya; Lithostratigraphy; Cu–Co; Magmatism...central African Copperbelt in both Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo hereafter) and Zambia, which represent...central African Copperbelt forms a northward convex structure, straddling the Congo–Zambia border and called...50-km-wide region from the Mwinilunga district in northwestern Zambia (Brock, 1961; Steven, 2000), east-northeastwards |
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Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia