| Deposit ID | 10134672 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7940050018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nchanga Tailings Leach |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.85134, -12.49741 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Copperbelt(province)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zambia | Copperbelt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | 27.85134, -12.49741 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Plant subcategory | Solvent Extraction-Electrowin |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, Ltd. (ZCCM) |
| Home office | Zambia |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zambia Industrial And Mining Corp., Ltd. (Zimco) |
| Interest | 60.3 |
| Home office | Zambia |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zambian Copper Investments, Ltd. (ZCI) |
| Interest | 27.3 |
| Home office | Bermuda |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 352873000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 352873000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 352873000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 123000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 123000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 123000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 119000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7940050018 |
ZAMBIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES LTD., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT,
P.44.
ZAMBIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT,
P.53.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-97 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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