CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
576 Afghanistan (Kabol Province) 34.16 N -- 069.24 E Darband; Eastern Darband; Central Darband; Western Darband; Lagernaya Cu
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Darband (deposit name); Eastern Darband (zone name); Central Darband (zone name); Western Darband (zone name); Lagernaya (zone name)
Political location(s): Afghanistan; Province or state: Kabol Province; Nearest community: Kabul
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: paralic marine; dissem/veinlets in silicified micaceous marble bed
Deposit status: deposit
Geologic province: Kabul Block
Deposit object located: extensive deposit; approximate
Commodities: Cu
Mineralization styles: veinlets (main mineralized zone); disseminations (main mineralized zone)
Geological ages: Vendian - Cambrian (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; carbonate; Component: main mineralized zone
Internal host rock structures:interbedding
Individual lithologies:marble (silicified, micaceous)

(2) metamorphic; schist
Internal host rock structures:interbedding
Individual lithologies:schist (biotite-amphibole schist)

(3) metamorphic; metavolcanic schist
Alteration signatures: silicification; What was altered: marble
Mineralogy: (mineralization): chalcopyrite, bornite, pyrite
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) dissem/veinlets in silicified micaceous marble bed; 3 mineralized areas-eastern/central/western in zone 7000 metres long; Cu concentrations assoc with upper beds of inshore marine formations

(Applies to: mineralization) Mineralized area is 7000 m long and 100-1000 m wide and contains 3 main areas up to 2000 m long. 80 Mt @ 0.6-2.06% Cu is reported (Orris and Bliss, 2002)
References:
Abdullah, S.; Chmyriov, V. M.; Stazhilo-Alekseev, K. F.; Dronov, V. I.; Gannon, P. J.; Lubemov, B. K.; Kafarskiy, A. K. H.; Malyarov, E. P., 1977
Mineral Resources of Afghanistan
Afghan Geological and Mines Survey, Ministry of Mines and Industries, Republic of Afghanistan, Publication code Edition 2, 419 p.

Anonymous, 2006
Minerals in Afghanistan: The Potential for Copper
Information Circular, Afghanistan Geological Survey, 4 p.

Anonymous, 2006
Afghanistan: A Country of Opportunity
Mining Journal, August 2006 issue, p. 1

Orris, G. J.; Bliss, J. D., 2002
Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan
Open File Report, United States Geological Survey, Publication code 02-110, 95 p.

Resource data:
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1,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: speculative resource
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 1 percent
Reference: Abdullah, S.; Chmyriov, V. M.; Stazhilo-Alekseev, K. F.; Dronov, V. I.; Gannon, P. J.; Lubemov, B. K.; Kafarskiy, A. K. H.; Malyarov, E. P., 1977: Mineral Resources of Afghanistan; Afghan Geological and Mines Survey, Ministry of Mines and Industries, Republic of Afghanistan, Publication code Edition 2, 419 p.
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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