Bwana Mkubwa

Occurrence in Copperbelt, Zambia with commodity Talc-Soapstone

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10023659
MRDS ID	I001064
Record type	Site
Current site name	Bwana Mkubwa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	28.70133, -13.01404 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Copperbelt(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Zambia	Copperbelt

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Talc-Soapstone	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Talc	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	28.70133, -13.01404	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	I001064

Bibliographic references

Deposit

O'DRISCOLL, MIKE, 1992, TALC REVIEW--CONSOLIDATION AND COMPETITION: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 294, P. 24-37

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1992	Orris, Greta J.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.