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): |
Lumwana |
Political location(s): |
Zambia; Province or state: Northwest; Nearest community: Copperbelt (240 km W) |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; coarse blebby disseminations in muscovite schist |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Middle Proterozoic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) metamorphic; schist; Magma series/sedimentary package/metamorphic group: high alumina; Metamorphic grade: amphiboliteIndividual lithologies: | muscovite-phlogopite-kyanite schist |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) coarse blebby disseminations in muscovite schist; dome contains 2 major deposits: Malundwe & Chimiwungo (plus minor ones); original slightly carbonaceous shale metamorphosed medium-high grade |
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. |
1,000,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 0.7 percent | Reference: Anonymous, 1995: African Minerals Eyes Zambian Prospects; The Northern Miner, February 5 issue, p. B16 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |