 | | Journal (issue) | | on p. 327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue...rediscovered the Moctezuma mine that was first opened for gold in 1937. This mine, though small, provided...many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre hensive review of this mine for The Mineralogical Record...influenced his life’s work. Toward the end of 1966, Dr. Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the geology department...retirement from the Cabot Corporation in 1987. In 1975 Dr. Gaines was invited to join the editorial board of |  | | Journal (issue) | | mm, with uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection,...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the world’s great mineralized...mineralized areas. Locality names such as Musonoi and Shinkolobwe are today famous fo r some o f the finest and...outside the Shaba Crescent, as does the large Kipushi mine, which has yielded lead, zinc, silver, copper, cadmium...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960 |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...Charelle Webb (2012-2018) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017) Bryan Swoboda (2012-2017)...Schreiber (2013-2017) Richard Nahas (2018) (2009-2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013-2017) Kulin Pandey (2018)...grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's specialties |  | | Book | | INTRODUCTION TO ROBERT LAUF, PH.D. ._._...OUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Robert Laut holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering...information contact the publisher: Copyright © 2008 by Dr. Robert Laut, Ph.D. Library of Congress Control Number:...............................................36 Congo .. ................. .............................minerals is broad and deep; it covers a lot of territory and many years of scientific studies as well as...uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was |  | | Book | | mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...Buttgenbach H. (1 947) Les Mineraux de Belgique et du Congo Beige. 573 p. Paris: Ed. Dunod. Cesbron, F. (1985)...the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo introduced a new admin istrative subdivision for...concern the former Katanga Province. According to the new subdivision, the former Katanga Province is now...three new provinces: the Haut-Katanga Province, the Lualaba Province and the Haut-Loma mi Province. What |  | 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) | | metamorphosed nickel-bearing Shinkolobwe uranium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), though the Enterprise...REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tenke Fungurume Kolwezi Kamoa Kambove - 11° Menda Likasi 11°- Shinkolobwe Luishia...26° LEGEND post-Katangan granite (520 Ma) major mine or deposit post-Katangan cover city Nguba and...Solwezi dome westward to the Kabompo dome. The Shinkolobwe and Swambo U-(Ni) deposits occur between the...metamorphosed nickel-bearing Shinkolobwe uranium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC; Derriks and Vaes |  | | Journal (issue) | | een dubbelslag ! 20.15 h "De Sitio do Castelo Mine (Folgosinho groeve) in Portugal" Etienne Mans ...werden opgezet. Zo bestond de uitbater van de Savage Mine het ooit om zijn voltallige ploeg kompels gedurende...verhaal over edelmetaal - met name de Round Mountain Mine in Nye County (8 pp). Hier werd goud op beperkte...dubbele zal zijn dan die van California. De Meikle Mine in het noordoosten (6 pp) is naast goud (u had toch...Kamoto Cu-Co deposits, Katanga, Congo 91-104 Sediment-hosted Cu-Co ore deposit at Kambove West in the central |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Development, Groupe G. Forrest International, Lubumbashi, Congo b Department of Geology, University of Botswana...African Copperbelt in both Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo hereafter) and Zambia, which represent the most...forms a northward convex structure, straddling the Congo–Zambia border and called “Lufilian Arc”. It was...east-northeastwards through Kolwezi and Likasi (Congo), and southeastwards to Bwana Mkubwa (Zambia) and...Group is called the “Mwashya Subgroup” or “R 4” in Congo (formerly “Système Schisto-Dolomitique” of Van den |  | | Journal (issue) | | the L'Etoile du Congo Mine Lumbumbashi, Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo Tony Nikischer...copper minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been available for many years. Although production...other species less so. The L'Etoile du Congo (Star of the Congo) Mine is the type locality for cornetite...become Zambia (and not to be confused with the other Congo on the African west coast!) See figure 1. Perhaps...clarification is needed, since older names such as Belgian Congo and Zaire also apply to the locality: The 1870s |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | knownonlyin theShabanprovinceof ZaYre, asat Shinkolobwe, andin theZambianCopperbelt. A surveyby AGIP...Uranium in the Shaban and as it includes the Shinkolobwe mine (Derricks and Vaes, 1956; Derricks and Oosterbosch...Zambian Copperbelt Areas T•F• depositionof the Katanga system,mainly of marine origin, beganbetween840...sequenceis subdividedfrom bottom sompi,Swambo,and Shinkolobwe(Fig. 2). Copperto top into the Roan, Mwashya...upto 1,000m thick, and a predominantly Mashitu, Kambove, Luishya, and many other localdolomiticUpperRoansubgroup |  | Darnley, A. G., Horne, J. E. T., Smith, G. H., Chandler, T. R. D., Dance, D. F., Preece, E. R. (1961) Ages of some uranium and thorium minerals from East and Central Africa. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (252) 716-724 doi:10.1180/minmag.1961.032.252.05 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Northern Rhodesia, 503 • 15 m.y. ; uraninite, Shinkolobwe, Katanga, 642=t=20 m.y. ; davidite, Mavuzi, Mozambique...derived f r o m a concent r a t e p r o v i d e d b y Dr. T. D. Guernsey of R h o k a n a Corporation Ltd...inches, collected from the Mindola Section of Nkana mine. This mode of occurrence is not typical of the disseminated...based on the average of 10 galena analyses from Katanga and Northern Rhodesia. Nine are taken from Holmes...from Nkana. Melonite has also been recorded at Shinkolobwe (Derricks and Vaes, 1956). Further work is in |  | | Book | | these optimal features is known as holohedral. Tourmaline is often flat at one end and pyramidal at the...pegma tites or metamorphic Rocks Beryl Topaz Tourmaline Feldspars Rutile Corundum-Ruby .... Chrysoberyl...Sklodowskite 126 Spodumene 34 Tetrahedrite 90 Topaz 24 Tourmaline 26 Triphane 34 Torbenite (Chalcolite) . .118...and in the minerals of rare elements, such as tourmaline (borium and lithium), beryl, herderite (with...Minas Gerais, Brazil): 6 cm. 11 24 b|r Tourmaline The composition of these minerals is highly complex |  | | Book | | . ... .. ... .. .. ................ .. .... . Congo ..................................................equipment, 1nineralogical studies ofuranium thankful that Dr. Lauf has been able to ded icate a huge and thorium...che1nical con1plexity, physical beauty as captured in Dr. oxyanions to form di verse structures and compositions...vast and deep; it PHOTO CREDITS covers a lot of territory (and languages) and many years of Maps were prepared...vvastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | GE(•CHEMICAL INTERPRETATION OFTHESHINKOLOBWE (KATANGA) PARAGENESIS AS RELATED IN THIS TO THE CONCEPTS...interpretation of geologic andmineralogic dataof the Shinkolobwe depositstrengthen the author'scontentionregardingthe...conclusionadvancedby Vernadskyconcerningthe Shinkolobwe(Khtanga) occurrence: En r•sumd, Shinkolobwereprdsentela...nettement different de celui que nousavonsd&rit plus haut, & proposdu radium et du m•sothorium presentsdans...of the Minasseries. Some form the famousCruzeiro mine, and smallerminesare known as Sexta-Feira, Campinho |  | Batumike, M.J., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kampunzu, A.B. (2007) Lithostratigraphy, basin development, base metal deposits, and regional correlations of the Neoproterozoic Nguba and Kundelungu rock successions, central African Copperbelt. Gondwana Research, 11 (3) 432-447 doi:10.1016/j.gr.2006.04.012 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Université de Lubumbashi, B.P.1825, Lubumbashi, Congo Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, ARC...belt is bordered to the northwest by the Archean Congo Craton and the Mesoproterozoic Kibaride belt, to...in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereafter Congo) and northwestern Zambia (Fig. 1). A basal...and by logging of borehole cores from the Kipushi mine. A total of 115 samples (30 from Bunkeya, 50 from...Lithostratigraphy of the Katangan Supergroup in Katanga (modified from François, 1973b, 1987, 1995; Kampunzu |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | summarizedin tabular form, and TABLE I. SHINKOLOBWE MINE, Host rock 1. Formational Name Mineral association...Metallic Minerals Mine series J. Petrography Co-Ni sulfides Pyrite Chalcopyrite BELGIAN CONGO. Paragenesis...Paragenesis Stage A Quartz with monazite, tourmaline and apatite. Fracture filling was the chief mode of eraplacement...possibly are related to granite in- Stage 15 Katanga-Rhodesian border. Bornire Host rock is mainly...generally Millat quartz. barren. accessory tourmaline, antimonides Native silver apatite, titanitc |  | | Report (volume) | | (U0 3 ) from pitchblende from the Georg Wagsfort mine at J ohanngeorgenstadt in the Erzgebirge of Saxony...of the rich uranium ores of the Katanga district in the Belgian Congo. The uraninite ores of Great Bear...the mineralogically diverse ores of the Belgian Congo the list of known species was doubled largely through...urani urn minerals first discovered in the Belgian Congo. The work of the American mineralogist C. Palache...occurs in hydrothermal veins, as in the Belgian Congo. The relation between the names uraninite and pitchblende |  | | Catalog/List | | flat calcite-- attractive piece 6x4. Whitesmith Mine Stontian Scotland £25 7 ElJDIAL YTE rich red masses...covering all over the top surface 4x3cm Cassagna Mine, Ne Liguria Italy £ 25 14 STRONTIO-ORTHO JOAQU1N1TE...pinkish micro crystals on Boracite crystals Boulby mine Loftus Yorkshire 3x2cm £18 16 PRICEITE hard white...orange crystal sections on lx2cm surface Molinello Mine, Val Graveglia Italy £8 18 NATIVE COPPER a cleaned...long in Braunite, Piemontite and quartz Praboma Mine, St Marcel ,Aosta Italy 3.5 x3cm £12 25 RHODIZlTE |  | | Book | | Cette Exposition est placee sous le Haut Patron de Monsieur Hubert Curien, Ministre de la Recherche...quelques uns des premiers cristaux sur roche de la Mine Premier en Afrique du Sud (sur kimberlite alteree...Une nagyagite {mine d'or arsenicale de Nagyag) s'est payee 122 livres ; une proustite {mine d'argent rouge...a 72 livres a !'exception d'un "grand plateau de mine de plomb verte de Fribourg" paye 300 livres ! Le...livres. Il est precise qu'un "superbe morceau de mine d'antimoine en aiguilles qui reflechissent les plus |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimen’s degree of oxidation. It is highly radioactive. Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive editor of Rocks & Minerals...uranophane. The 3-cm specimen is from the Number 20 mine near Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina...Figure 5. A 2-cm uraninite cube from the Cardiff mine, Wdberforce, Ontario, Canada;Canadian Museum of...Jeff Scovil photo. muth, and arsenic to zircon, tourmaline, fluorite, carbonates, and sulfides; it can decompose...octahedral faces have been found at the Deer Park mine in and on coarse brown biotite and associated with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | grains (U), B-Reef, Tshepong (previously Freddies) mine, Welkom goldfield; scale bar = 1 mm; and (J) BSE...(qtz) pebbles (dark grey), Vaal Reef, Vaal Reefs mine, Klerksdorp goldfield; scale bar = 200 lm. amounts...spessartine-rich garnet, zircon, apatite, allanite, tourmaline, beryl, bertrandite and at least in one locality...activities at two nearby localities on Czech territory at that time, two shafts were sunk both of which...from different positions within the former Jáchymov mine were taken for this study. Although their exact |  | | Book | | hornblende), pyroxenes ( especially augite), tourmaline, cordierite, and andalusite. Halos also have...distiict, Colo. (Sims, 1955). Noted in Belgian Congo pitchblende are Pb, Fe, Co, Ni, 1'1o, and Se. Uraninite...and quartz (black) which also replaces core. Bigay mine, Lachaux, Auvergne, France ( X 100) ( Geffroy and...weighing 20 tons have been found in the Katanga, Belgian Congo,· deposits. Single euhedral to subhedral...deposits; cubes in vugs at Shinko]obvve, Belgian Congo, and partial cubes in veins of some deposits in |  | | Report (issue) | | detrital mineral. Association: Zircon, monazite, tourmaline, mica, feldspar (pegmatitic); pyrite, chalcopyrite...in the Ingersoll mine, near Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota. From Shinkolobwe All rights reserved...Mineral Data Publishing. and Kalongwe, Katanga Province, Congo (Shaba Province, Zaire). At Morogoro, Uruguru |  | | Report (issue) | | ........ . . . . • . . .• 3- 4 4 4,- 6 Shinkolobwe mine, Belgian Cangp . , . . . • Vein deposits in...carbonates, fluorite, barite, and, in a few places, tourmaline and hydrocarbons. Of these, crystalline beta...silicification. Shinkolobwe mine, Belgian Congo. The primary vein deposits in the Shinkolobwe mine of the Belgian...Belgian Congo are by far the largest and richest known O. present, and a brief description (2) of their...deposits. The rocks of the area surrounding Shinkolobwe have been divided into three stratigraphic groups: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geol'ogicalSuraey, Washington 25, D. C. A specimen from Katanga labeled ianthinite and consisting of purplecolored...min6rauxdu glte uranifEredu Katanga:Ann. Musdedu Congo Belge,Serie1,Tome l, 9-13. Scnom,A., ANnSrnenror...(BelgianCongo):Am. Min.eratr.,32, 344-350. from Shinkolobwe ANALYSESAND INDICES OF REFRACTIONOF TOURMAT...Clar emont, Calif orni a. Blue cryptocrystalline tourmaline is the principal mineral in massive, pale-blue...to Dibblee (personal communication) the blue tourmaline rock, a lenticular mass roughly 30 feet long |
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