Pitanda

Prospect in Zambia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400374
Record type Site
Current site name Pitanda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.98859, -12.65388 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zambia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 202
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
Mark3 model number 96

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock type qualifier arenite host rock. Footwall is conglomerate and sandstone.
    Rock unit name Footwall Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.98859, -12.65388

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure name fold and dome

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Pitanda, inferred
    Estimate year 1988
    Inferred 15000000mt
    Total endowment 15000000mt
    Remarks 15Mt@ 1.7% cu
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 1.7 wt-pct Copper Primary 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Estimated as of 1988 but repeated value in 2003.. Unclear if this includes Pitanda South. The TEAL 2005 43-101 (p. 62) report recommends considering all historic resource estimates as Inferred Resources.
General Selley and others (2005), table 1, fig. 6, puts argillite hosted ore in the siltstone-shale layer between hanging and footwalls and arenite-hosted ore in the top of the footwall in conglomerate and sandstone.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JUN-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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