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): |
Kalengwa |
Political location(s): |
Zambia; Subprovince or locality: west of Copperbelt |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; supergene cu replaces carbonate matrix of conglom |
Commodities: |
Cu |
Geological ages: |
Late Proterozoic (host rocks) |
Tectonic setting: |
continental rift-graben; divergent (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; conglomerateIndividual lithologies: | conglomerate | Host rock stratigraphy: | Katanga System |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) supergene Cu replaces carbonate matrix of conglom; production began in 1967; conglom unit interbedded in steeply overturned sequence of clastic rxs |
References: |
Anonymous, 1981 |
Chambishi Mine, Zambia |
Mining Magazine, April issue, p. 293 |
Ellis, M. W.; Mcgregor, J. A., 1967 |
The Kalengwa Copper Deposit in North-Western Zambia |
Economic Geology, Volume 62, p. 781 - 797 |
Jowett, E.C., 1989 |
Effects of Continental Rifting on the Location and Genesis of Stratiform Copper-silver Deposits |
Section Introduction, General Principles and Geochemical Aspects, in Sediment Hosted Stratiform Cu Deposits, Ottawa, May 1986, Edited by Boyle, R. W.; Brown, A. C.; Jefferson, C. W.; Jowett, E. C.; Kirkham, R. V., Special Paper, Geological Association of Canada, 36, 710 p, p. 53 - 66 |
Van Eden, J. G., 1972 |
Scope of Stratigraphic and Sedimentologic Analysis of the Katanga Sequence, Zambia |
Journal Royal Geological Mining Society of Netherlands, Volume 51, p. 321 - 328 |
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Production data: |
Report period: from 1969 until 1982; 2,000,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Ag: 20 grams/metric ton | Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1981-01 until 1981-12; 215,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 2.47 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1981: Minerals Yearbook 1981; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1980-01 until 1980-12; 204,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 2.35 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1980: Minerals Yearbook 1980; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1979-01 until 1979-12; 154,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 4.74 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1979: Minerals Yearbook 1978-79; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1977-01 until 1977-12; 149,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 10.03 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1977: Minerals Yearbook 1977; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: until 1977; 1,600,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: SGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 6.45 percent | Reference: Anonymous, 1995: African Minerals Eyes Zambian Prospects; The Northern Miner, February 5 issue, p. B16 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1976-01 until 1976-12; 209,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 8.72 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1976: Minerals Yearbook 1976; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1975-01 until 1975-12; 188,694.4 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 5.9 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1975: Minerals Yearbook 1975; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |
Resource data: |
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Estimate date: 1985; 2,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: original reserveGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 8 percent | Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1966; 544,310.9 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: reserveGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 16 percent | Reference: Ellis, M. W.; McGregor, J. A., 1967: The Kalengwa Copper Deposit in Northwestern Zambia; Economic Geology, Volume 62, p. 781 - 797 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |