Muliashi

Prospect in Zambia with commodities Copper, Cobalt
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400377
Record type Site
Current site name Muliashi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.275, -13.07917 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zambia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

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 Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock type qualifier silty argillite
    Rock unit name Mines Group, Roan Supergroup, Copperbelt Orebody member

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.275, -13.07917

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner China Nonferrous Metal Mining Corp.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Muliashi North Open Pit, inferred
    Estimate year 1999
    Inferred 48970000mt
    Total endowment 48970000mt
    Remarks 48.97Mt @ 1.419% cu and 0.057% Co. (Or is it 0.57% Co?)
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 1.419 wt-pct Copper Primary 1999

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Values are from the MEG (Metals Economics Group) database.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Muliashi may have been included in part of the Luanshya Project. It is a distinct ore body. Deposit is classified as Reduced facies, ore-shale type.

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.