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): |
Kimbwe |
Political location(s): |
Democratic Republic of the Congo; Province or state: Shaba |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
paralic marine; in dolomitic shale |
Commodities: |
Cu; Co |
Geological ages: |
Middle Proterozoic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; mudstone-siltstoneIndividual lithologies: | shale (dolomitic) siltstone (laminites) | Host rock stratigraphy: | Mines Group, Roan Supergroup |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in dolomitic shale |
References: |
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 |
Francois, A., 1974 |
Stratigraphie Tectonique et Mineralisations Dans L'arc Cuprifere Du Shaba (Republique Du Zaire) |
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. 79 - 101 |
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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: 1986; 50,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: possible reserve - KimbweGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 4 percent | Reference: Verbeek, T., 1987: Personal Communication Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |