Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Chibuluma and Chibuluma West |
Political location(s): |
Zambia; Nearest community: Chibuluma |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
continental redbed; in aqueous arenite above barren aeolian quartzite |
Commodities: |
Cu; Co |
Geological ages: |
Late Proterozoic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; sandstoneIndividual lithologies: | arkose (arkose and arenite) | Host rock stratigraphy: | Lower Roan, Katanga System |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in aqueous arenite above barren aeolian quartzite; within 3.2 km of Kalulishi/ 13 & 15 km west of Nkana respectively; main orebody occupies a probable abandoned river channel |
References: |
Annels, A. E.; Vaughan, D. J.; Craig, J. R., 1983 |
Conditions of Ore Mineral Formation in Certain Zambian Copperbelt Deposits with Special Reference to the Role of Cobalt |
Mineralium Deposita, Volume 18, p. 71 - 88 |
Binda, P. L.; Mulgrew, J. R., 1974 |
Stratigraphy of Copper Occurrences in the Zambian Copperbelt |
in Gisements Stratiformes et Provinces Cupriferes, Liege 1974, Edited by Bartholomé, P.; de Magnée, I.; Evrard, P.; Moreau, J., Centenaire de la Societe Geologique de Beligique, Societe Geologique de Belgique, 427 p., 2 maps, p. 215 - 233 |
Bowen, R., 1977 |
Stratiform Copper Deposits |
6, in Copper - Its Geology and Economics, Edited by Bowen, R.; Gunatilaka, A., Halsted Press (John Wiley and Sons), New York, 366 p, p. 211 - 278 |
Fleischer, V. D.; Garlick, W. G.; Haldane, R., 1976 |
Geology of the Zambian Copperbelt |
6, in Handbook of Stratabound and Stratiform Ore Deposits, Edited by Wolf, K. H., Volume 6: Cu, Zn, Pb and Ag Deposits, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam, New York, 585 p, p. 223 - 352 |
Whyte, R. J., 1971 |
Geology and Palaeogeography of Chibuluma West Orebody, Zambian Copperbelt |
Economic Geology, Volume 66, p. 400 - 424 |
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Production data: |
Report period: from 1955 until 1981-12; 13,000,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 4 percent | Reference: Goossens, P. J., 1983: Precambrian Mineral Deposits and their Metallogeny; Annales. Série in 80, Sciences Géologiques, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Publication code 89, 97 p. Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
18,000,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 4.66 percent Co: 0.21 percent | Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |
Resource data: |
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 1977; 8,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: original reserveGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 4.6 percent Co: 0.17 percent | Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1985-04-01; 4,900,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: estimated resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 1.36 percent | Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1977; 7,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 5.23 percent Co: 0.25 percent | Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1982-01; 7,800,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: resource ?Grade-commodity information: | Cu: 4.68 percent | Reference: Goossens, P. J., 1983: Precambrian Mineral Deposits and their Metallogeny; Annales. Série in 80, Sciences Géologiques, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Belgique, Publication code 89, 97 p. Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1985-04-01; 42,400,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: estimated resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 2.31 percent | Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1985-04-01; 8,700,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: proven reserveGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 3.35 percent Co: 0.21 percent | Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1998-03-05; 922,000 short ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: additional resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 5.33 percent Co: 0.11 percent | Reference: Crew Development Corp, 1998: Drilling at Chibuluma West Identifies Additional 922 000 tons at 5.33% Copper and 0.11% Cobalt; March 5, 1998 issue Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |