Chongwe Prospect

Occurrence in Central, Zambia with commodity Iron
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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10288617
MAS/MILS ID 7940100012
Record type Site
Current site name Chongwe Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.42135, -15.20722 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Central(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Central

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.42135, -15.20722

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 64.73 wt-pct Iron Trace 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3, P134-135

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Sheehan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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