 | | 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...tourmaline, and chlorite. Quartz veins from the mine sequence show halite-saturated fluid inclusions,...sedimentation or early diagenesis, to the ores. Keywords Copperbelt Æ Cobalt Æ Copper Æ Sulfur isotopes Æ Fluid inclusions |  | | 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 |  | 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...of the Zambian Copperbelt (McGowan et al., 2006). On the Zambian side of the Copperbelt, it is estimated |  | 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 |  | | Other Paper | | Appendix II-2 Structure of Mineral Rights in Zambia Type of Right Place of Application Required Documents...Countries Prospecting (Exploration) Country Zambia Duration for approval 2 years, twice renewable...Feasibility Study Mine construction Stage Exploration Exploration West Central Zambia 265km northeast...37-year mine life. Appendix II-5 (1) Mineral Development and Exploration Projects in Zambia 1 84...Resources (UK) 7 /Copperbelt Minerals Copper Copper 6 /Phelps Dodge Mining (Zambia) African Eagle Resources |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | African Copperbelt. A study focused on the Tenke-Fungurume district (TFM) in the Copperbelt found Co-rich...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...Mupine, D.R. Congo Kambove, D.R. Congo Konkola, Zambia Chibuluma, Zambia Tsumeb, Namibia Shinkolobwe, D.R. |  | | Book | | .^aU I i GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA SIMPLIFIED ,J^ljTangonyiko LEGEND □ 200 M^Iq"... In the same series A guide to the Insects of Zambia Elliot Pinhey and Ian Loe A guide to the National...DWoecraite of Zambia by GERALD COORAY, PhD, DIC, FGS Professor of Geology, University of Zambia and ANDREW...PhD Formerly Lecturer in Geology, University of Zambia colour illustrations by GOODFELLOW PHIRI Group...minerals, felsic (light-coloured) 27 Plate 2 11 a) Cuprite b) Native Copper c) Vanadin" d) Sphalerite e) Galena |  | Schmandt, D., Broughton, D., Hitzman, M. W., Plink-Bjorklund, P., Edwards, D., Humphrey, J. (2013) The Kamoa Copper Deposit, Democratic Republic of Congo: Stratigraphy, Diagenetic and Hydrothermal Alteration, and Mineralization. Economic Geology, 108 (6) 1301-1324 doi:10.2113/econgeo.108.6.1301 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Kamoa copper deposit is located in the Katanga Province of the southern Democratic Republic of Congo outside...world-class Kolwezi Cu-Co deposits in the Congolese Copperbelt (Fig. 1). The deposit was discovered in an area...that host the major deposits in the Congolese Copperbelt to the east (Cailteux, 1994; Cailteux et al....diamictite. Unlike many deposits in the Conglese Copperbelt, Kamoa lacks significant cobalt. Regional Geology...Geology Copper deposits of the Central African Copperbelt are hosted primarily within Neoproterozoic metasedimentary |  | | 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) | | southeastNew Mexico (Sarg, 1981). None of the White Pine mine area, southof the high, and in the aboveexamplesoverlie...Dikuluwe, Karobore, Tenke, Fungurume, etc.; Shaba Province (Mine Series) "R.A.T." 500 or R1 to 2,500 m Poorly...--(Continued) Interpreted Authigenic Deposit Musoshi, Konkola, Sourcerocks• Footwall con- Mufulira, Chambishi...Mindola, Baluba, dola clastics0 Luanshya,etc.; Zambia(RL6) to 2,000 m Sedimenttype minerals in source...source-rocksuccessions in and about the Zairean copperbelt deposits(Bartholom• The natureof the hematite-bearing |  | Jena, Silpa, Tripathy, Sunil, Mandre, N., Venugopal, R., Farrokhpay, Saeed (2022) Sustainable Use of Copper Resources: Beneficiation of Low-Grade Copper Ores. Minerals, 12 (5) 545 doi:10.3390/min12050545 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | deposits, copper also occurs in the form of oxide (cuprite-Cu2 O), malachite-CuCO3 .Cu (OH)2 , azurite-2CuCO3...countries, Indonesia, China, Kazakhstan, DR Congo and Zambia also contribute significantly towards the world...countries, Indonesia, China, Kazakhstan, DR Congo and Zambia also contribute significantly towards the world...pictorial representation of the world copper reserve, mine production [31] and global copper reserves by different...production[31]. [31]. Figure World copper reserve and mine production [31]. Figure Figure Global Copper Reserves |  | | Book | | reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...of the problems which face the mine geologist. The function of the mine geologist varies considerably |  | | Report (volume) | | descriptive models were based on a single deposit or district and therefore lacked grade-tonnage distributions...deposits in the Kupferschiefer of Europe and the Copperbelt of central Africa and mining of quartz-pebble...Blackbird Mine. Special thanks go to Jeff Mauk for giving me a tour of the White Pine Mine in 1989 and...deposits are present in the middle of the basins (Copperbelt deposits, Kupferschiefer, midcontinental U.S...former include Kupferschiefer and Zaire-Zambian Copperbelt and of the latter, Creta, Oklahoma, where a rift |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | descriptions (Chin and Hickman, 1977) of the Paterson province led WMC Resources Pty. Ltd. to use a sediment-hosted...1987a, b). A reinterpretation has simplified the mine stratigraphy to four members: footwall beds, Nifty...zonation of malachite ± azurite to malachite ± cuprite ± tenorite followed by native copper to chalcocite...re-interpretation of the Throssell Range, Paterson province, Western Australia: Western Mining Corporation...metamorphic complex to the geology of the Paterson province: Geological Survey of Western Australia Annual |  | | Conference Proceedings (Volume) | | Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started...area of the Kristineberg VHMS deposit, Skellefte district, Sweden .......................................A. Massive Zn-Cu-Pb deposits in the Røros ore district, Norway: setting and formation ................ The Jörn granitoid complex, Skellefte mining district, Sweden: petrography, lithogeochemistry and emplacement...for VHMS deposits, Kristineberg area, Skellefte District, Sweden ..................................... |  | | Report (issue) | | Supergroup host rocks of the Central African Copperbelt and other sediment-hosted copper-bearing Proterozoic...France d’Outre-Mer CAMP Central Atlantic Magmatic Province CGIAR-CSI Consultative Group on International...Reserves Committee (Australasian) LIP Large Igneous Province LOR Lower limit of reporting LREE Light rare-earth...tillites in reducing strata. In the Central African Copperbelt most of the large copper deposits are located...sandstone with nodules (cm to dm in size) rich in cuprite, malachite and covellite. Chlorite and chalcedony |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | solidus data for the fields of primary phase of cuprite, dicalcium ferrite and spinel between 1100 and...spinel, delafossite, dicalcium ferrite, Ca4Fe9O17, cuprite and lime. The resulting data were used to construct...(Australia), KGHM Polska Miedz (Poland) and Konkola Copper Mines Plc. (Zambia). These three facilities apply the |  | | Book | | Volcanogenic Massive Sulfides, Fukazawa Mine, Hokuroku District, Japan St.1. KALOGEROPOULOS and S. D. SCOTT...mineralogical zoning both on district- and individual ore deposit scales. Of the ore district descriptions, the...of one of the ores of the famous Hokuroku ore district in the Eocene Green Tuff Region of Japan. These...evidence they find in the barite zone at the Fukazawa mine as indicating the mixing of a circulating barium-rich...some Kupferschiefer-type deposits at the Zambian Copperbelt. They presume that the high contents of Mg and |  | | Book | | Cost Trends in Copper Production 15 Exploration and Mine Development Decisions 16 The Industry and the State...is that the views which are expressed are purely mine and do not necessarily represent the opinions of...containing copper mineralization of many types: cuprite and chalcocite, the beautiful green malachite and...oxidized, mostly by weathering, and these include cuprite, malachite and azurite. All of these, together...bottom of the shafts were all part of the mediaeval mine ventilation system. Dewatering was carried out by |  | | Book | | important but complex issue of the social license to mine. The final chapter provides a lively discussion of...the Global Mineral Market The Social Licence to Mine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8.1 Pebble...turn of the last century it was only possible to mine deposits with high grades that were close to the...utilisation of modern techniques, it is possible now to mine ore with as little as 0.5 % Cu. And with the economy...greater than the value of the metal recovered from the mine. Then, from about 2001 onwards, as the copper price |  | | Book | | Mineralization 4.10. A Comprehensive Example: The Cree de District, Colorado, USA 4.11. Summary 4.12. Recommended...disseminating the information, the mine geologists and mine managers who have made the mine visits a rewarding experience...concentration required to achieve the break-even point for a mine in terms of revenue and costs. Any detailed exploration...epochs. Following Tumeaure (1955), a metallogenic province may be defined as a mineralized area or region...The size of a metallogenic province can be as large as the Superior Province (Canadian Shield) or as small |  | Nghipulile, Titus, Moongo, Thomas Ehongo, Dzinomwa, Godfrey, Nkwanyana, Sandile, Mapani, Benjamin, Kurasha, Jaquiline Tatenda (2022) Evaluation of the Relationship between the Milling Breakage Parameters and Mineralogical Data: A Case Study of Three Copper Ores from a Multi-Mineralised Deposit. Minerals, 12 (10) 1263 doi:10.3390/min12101263 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | index). Another geometallurgical modelling study by Mine [12] attempted to developed mathematical equations...mineralogical composition using the Aitik copper mine in Sweden as a case study. The present study build...same pit with different mineralisation zones in the mine within the Pan African Damara Orogen, of the Northern...Fe Malachite (Cu2 CO3 (OH)2 ) Relative to O Cuprite (Cu2 O) Relative to O Azurite (2CuCO3 .Cu(OH)2...Acknowledgments: The authors would like to thank the mine management (which shall remain anonymous as agreed |  | | Book | | particular assemblage of deposit types. • Metallogenic Province: a region characterized by a particular assemblage...products of extreme weathering and alteration. Oxides Cuprite – Cu2O Hematite – Fe2O3 Ilmenite – FeTiO3 Hercynite...Bushveld/ Phalaborwa Olympic Dam Argyle Zambian Copperbelt Figure 5 Geological time scale after the ICS...be utilized in issues such as the control of acid mine drainage, and soil and erosion management. Mining...the Earth. The world’s deepest mine, the Western Deep Levels gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa |  | | Book (edition) | | • t --•- """"" ' The Lornex copper-molybdenum mine and plant, Highland Valley, British Columbia. (By...measurements have been retained in specific cases such as mine levels when measured in feet, values of gold and...developing an annual ton of new copper capacity from mine through the refinery without intrastructure costs...fold in three years. As an example, the " Surface Mine Control and Reclamation Act,' ' which was initially...resources in the future.'' In 1977, a surface coal mine regulation that greatly restricts the areas of strip |  | | Book | | is the minimum grade at which it is worthwhile to mine a certain deposit. Everything below it (low-grade...chalcopyrite (brass) from the Friedrich-Christian Mine in Wildschapbach, Black Forest (Germany) (photo...black Fig. 1.2 Chalcopyrite on quartz. Silberwiese Mine, Oberlahr, Westerwald (Germany) (photo © Monika...CuS (Fig. 1.4). Fig. 1.5 Chalcocite from Mammoth Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry Territory (Queensland, Australia)...Introduction Fig. 1.6 Tetrahedrite from Wenzel Mine in Oberwolfach, Black Forest (Germany) (photo © |
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Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia