CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
189 Zambia 12.32.30 S -- 027.49.50 E Nchanga Area 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): Nchanga Area
Political location(s): Zambia
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: paralic marine; in lower banded shale/ quartzite/ arkose
Commodities: Cu
Geological ages: Late Proterozoic (host rocks)
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; mudstone
Individual lithologies:argillite
Host rock stratigraphy:Lower Roan Group

(2) sedimentary; evaporite
Individual lithologies:evaporite
Host rock stratigraphy:Lower Roan Group
Qualified comments: (Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in lower banded shale/ quartzite/ arkose; at least 12 orebodies along a strike of 24km; bulk of ore in transition zone & shale/ also extends into ss & arkose
References:
Anonymous, 1982
140 Million British Pounds for Tailings Leach Project in Zambia
Mining Magazine, August issue, p. 78

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

Bruggen, J. W., 1972
Introduction Into Mining and Metallurgy on the Zambian Copperbelt
Journal Royal Geological Mining Society of Netherlands, Volume 51, p. 361 - 370

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

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.

Voet, H. W.; Freeman, P. V., 1972
Copper Orebodies in the Basal Lower Roan Meta-Sediments of the Chingola Open Pit Area
Geologie en Mijnbouw, Volume 51, p. 299 - 313

Production data: Report period: from 1939 until 1981-12; 174,000,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: S
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 4.23 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%



203,000,000 metric ton ore; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: S
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 5.03 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; 105,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - FW Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 4.4 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1977; 3,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.6 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1977; 10,500,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - IOB and Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 2.8 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


27,900,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: estimated resource
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 1.18 percent
Co: 0.3 percent
Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


19,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: proven reserve - cobaltiferous
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 2.87 percent
Co: 0.49 percent
Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1985-04-01; 112,200,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: proven reserve
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.96 percent
Also containingEstimate date: 1985-04-01; 19 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: reserve
Grade-commodity information:Co: 0.49 percent
Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1977; 131,500,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - UOB Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 2.58 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1977; 40,200,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - UOB Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 1.47 percent
Co: 0.35 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1982-01; 278,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: reserve
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.23 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: 1977; 2,100,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - LOB and FW Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 3.7 percent
Co: 0.48 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1977; 3,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - IAB Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Co: 0.38 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1977; 143,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: quoted reserve - LOB and FW Nchanga
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 4 percent
Reference: Annels, A. E., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%


Estimate date: 1985-04-01; 197,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: estimated resource
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 2.22 percent
Also containingEstimate date: 1985-04-01; 27 million metric tons ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: reserve
Grade-commodity information:Co: 0.3 percent
Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Reference: Freeman, P. V., 1986: Personal Communication
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

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