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Mtuga Prospect

Past Producer in Central, Zambia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304551
MAS/MILS ID 7940100030
Record type Site
Current site name Mtuga Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 29.14266, -13.94417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position Moved about 2 km east to workings visible on Google Earth and Microsoft Maps using map and fix function.

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock type qualifier ore channel in granite occurs along a well-defined shear-plane now filled with biotite- and biotite-chlorite-schist to a thickness of 10 to 12 ft. (Reeve, 1963, p. 69)

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 29.14266, -13.94417
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PEGMATITE
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1924
Year of first production 1924

Comments on the production information

  • Production reported by Reeve, 1963 for 1956-1961.
    1956 82 tons X 19.22% Cu = 3,146 Pounds (value, not weight)
    1957 2,389 tons X 27.93% Cu = 111,935 Pounds
    1958 886 tons (no grade given) = 157,467 Pounds
    1959 610 tons (no grade given) = 124,763 Pounds
    1960 217 tons (no grade given) = 45,863 Pounds
    1961 --- --- --- (asssume this means no production in 1961)

    totals 4,184 tons worth 443,174 Pounds (British Sterling)
    Also note that tons are 2000 lbs, not metric tonnes.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 123000mt ore
    Demonstrated 123000mt ore
    Total resources 123000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.3 wt-pct Copper Trace 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Uncertain where the resource estimate came from. This is not reported in the only cited reference, Reeve, 1963.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Reeve, W.H., 1963, The geology an mineral resources of northern Rhodesia: NORTHERN RHODESIA Ministry of Labour and Mines Geological Survey, BULLetin No. 3, v. 1 (text and plates), P. 69-70.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Sheehan U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 01-MAR-12 Wilson, Anna B U.S. Geological Survey

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