Lewis Prospect

Occurrence in Central, Zambia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158844
MAS/MILS ID 7940100036
Record type Site
Current site name Lewis Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 27.12136, -14.97724 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Moved to location about 20 minures east of Mumbwa and south of Great North Road. Location on Map IV of Bull. 3 difficult to interpret on GoogleEarth and Microsoft Maps.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Central(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Central

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 27.12136, -14.97724

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3
    Reeve, W.H., 1962, The geology and mineral resources of northern Rhodesia: Northern Rhodesia Geological Survey Bulletin No. 3, v. 1, p. ??, and v. 2, map VI, #25.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Sheehan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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