 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | in the Chambishi–Nkana Basin, Central African Copperbelt Koen Torremans1,a , Philippe Muchez1 , and Manuel...Chambishi–Nkana Basin in the Central African Copperbelt, hosting the world-class copper and cobalt (Cu–Co)...folding and the degree of shale content in the Copperbelt Orebody Member (COM), which hosts most of the...(re-)mobilisation in the Copperbelt. 1 Introduction The Central African Copperbelt is the largest and highestgrade...sediment-hosted copper- and cobalt-producing metallogenic province in the world (Fig. 1). It hosts over 80 deposits |  | 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 |  | | 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...arenite. Hydrothermal alteration minerals include dolomite, phlogophite, sericite, rutile, quartz, tourmaline...tourmaline, and chlorite. Quartz veins from the mine sequence show halite-saturated fluid inclusions, ranging |  | Kříbek, Bohdan, Nyambe, Imasiku, Sracek, Ondra, Mihaljevič, Martin, Knésl, Ilja (2023) Impact of Mining and Ore Processing on Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review. Minerals, 13 (3) 384 doi:10.3390/min13030384 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review Bohdan Kříbek 1,...Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review. Minerals 2023, 13...School of Mines, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 32379, Zambia Department of Geology, Faculty of...processing on a large part of the Zambian Copperbelt mining district was carried out by the Czech Research...Geology Department, University of Zambia, and the Geological Survey of Zambia in the period 2002–2018. This |  | 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) | | 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 |  | 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...in the form of dolomite, is found throughout the host rocks and ores of the Nchanga mine of the Zambian...Zambian Copperbelt. Dolomite samples from the hanging wall of the mineralization show low concentrations of...negative Ce anomalies (Ce*SN 0.98,0.93). In contrast, dolomite samples associated with copper and cobalt mineralization...with the associated REE values. The uppermost dolomite samples show Neoproterozoic seawater-like 87 Sr/86Sr |  | | 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...nodules and laths, followed by precipitation of dolomite. Later alteration episodes include at least two...introductions, accompanied by or alternating with two dolomite introductions into the existing gangue assemblages...Cu–Co sulfides accompanied the last episode of dolomite alteration, overprinting an earlier generation |  | 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 |  | | 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...sulfide. Native silver is common. Some deposits in Zambia and Republic of Congo contain carrollite, Co-pyrite...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 |  | Muchez, Ph., Vanderhaeghen, P., El Desouky, H., Schneider, J., Boyce, A., Dewaele, S., Cailteux, J. (2008) Anhydrite pseudomorphs and the origin of stratiform Cu–Co ores in the Katangan Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Mineralium Deposita, 43 (5) 575-589 doi:10.1007/s00126-008-0183-5 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | origin of stratiform Cu–Co ores in the Katangan Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Ph. Muchez & P...stratiform Cu–Co ore mineralisation in the Katangan Copperbelt consists of dispersed sulphides and sulphides...in the nodules and lenses. In type 1 examples, dolomite precipitated first and was subsequently replaced...quartz and Cu–Co sulphides precipitated prior to dolomite and are coarsegrained. The sulphur isotopic composition...precipitation and replacement of anhydrite by dolomite. A second product of BSR is the generation of |  | 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...mineralization stages and associated gangue minerals (dolomite and quartz) are distinguished. The first is an...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 |  | | 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 |  | | 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 |  | 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) | | carbonaceous quartz schist and quartz-biotite-dolomite schist con taining garnet, scapolite and apatite... 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Complex. The carbonate assemblage consists of dolomite with exsolved calcite and is found in contact...high-temperature origin for the carbonates. The calcite-dolomite geothermometer (Anovitz and Essene, 1987) yields...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 |  | Liu, Chun‐Fa, Zhang, Jing, Tang, Li, Yang, Fan, Guo, Jiang‐Tao, Zhou, Cong, Cai, Zhen‐Wang, Bian, Xiao‐Long (2020) Detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and provenance of the Neoproterozoic Lower Roan Group, Chambishi Basin, North‐eastern Zambia: Implication for rift evolution of the Congo Craton. Geological Journal, 55 (2) 1245-1261 doi:10.1002/gj.3491 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Lower Roan Group, Chambishi Basin, North‐eastern Zambia: Implication for rift evolution of the Congo Craton...Resources, China University of Geosciences Zambia Copperbelt hosts numerous world‐class, high‐grade sediment‐hosted...Group, provenance analysis, rift evolution, Zambia Copperbelt 1 | I N T RO D U CT I O N Moring, & Diggles...Wilton, & Dawborn, 2015). It is widely The Zambia Copperbelt (ZCB) is famous for its many world‐class high‐...Rainaud, Master, Armstrong, & Robb, 2005). and Zambia) and the Damara Supergroup (Namibia). The rift |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | phases and contrasting fluid systems in the Katanga Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of Congo Hamdy A. El Desouky...online 23 July 2009 Keywords: Central African Copperbelt Sediment-hosted Cu–Co deposits Fluid inclusion...The Katanga Copperbelt is the Congolese part of the well-known Central African Copperbelt, the largest...largest sediment-hosted stratiform Cu–Co province on Earth. Petrographic examination of borehole samples from...the Kamoto and Luiswishi mines in the Katanga Copperbelt recognized two generations of hypogene Cu–Co |  | 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 |  | | 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...the mineralization, the siltstone, sandstone, or dolomite host rocks must have been sufficiently competent...metamorphosed and deformed in some deposits in Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia. In conjunction, these observations |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Metals in the Lufilian Fold Belt, Shaba(Zaire), Zambia, and Angola R. UNRUG Department of GeologicalSciences...sideredasa regionaltectonicunit that hada specific Zambia, and southernZaire (Fig. 1). The Lufilian fold...late Proterozoic Lufilian fold belt, formed dur- Zambia and Zaire. Previous studies of mineraliza- tion...Angola,Zaire, and minor local deformationspresent. Zambia (Anonymous,1961; Legg, 1973; Francois, In the souththe...first Roan Group (Vasconcelos,1951) are exposedin a ZAMBIA' L UFILIAN FOLD BELT MINERALIZATION 1249 lo |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | described here for the first time. Cobalt-rich dolomite, Ca(Mg,Co)(CO3)2, and Co-rich calcite, (Ca,Co)CO3...African Copperbelt. A study focused on the Tenke-Fungurume district (TFM) in the Copperbelt found Co-rich...Co-rich dolomite, Co-rich magnesite, spherocobaltite, and kolwezite. Cobalt-rich dolomite occurs as Co-rich...Co-rich bands in supergene dolomite and as individual Co-rich dolomite crystals filling void spaces. Members...study were initially misidentified as Co-rich dolomite, which is far more soluble than spherocobaltite |  | | 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...rock is the Lower Roan ore shale surrounding a dolomite biotherm which caps a basement palaeohigh. Mineralisation...was on 400 m centres; this is regarded on the Copperbelt as a tight offset grid. This drilling outlined...Publishers B.V. 120 \ KONKOLA / ZAIRE. NCHANGA MINE ¢IRA : HA MB I $HL o/ /4, MINE MI k~ i ¢.- p | | | Report (issue) | | bornite biotite carbon Central African Copperbelt Congo Copperbelt chlorine cobalt cobaltite Democratic...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...with ultramafic rocks, typified by the Bou Azzer district of Morocco, represent another type of primary |
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