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Kalumbila

Prospect in Zambia with commodities Copper, Cobalt, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400378
Record type Site
Current site name Kalumbila

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.37453, -12.31603 (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
Nickel Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name carbonaceous shale "equivalent to Copper-Belt ore shales"

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.37453, -12.31603
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Significant Yes
Production years Unworked/undeveloped/unexploited prospect

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Kiawara
    Home office Kiwara website, www.kiwara.co.uk/kalumbila.htm [UNABLE TO ACCESS THIS SITE AS OF 5/27/10]

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Kalumbila, inferred
    Estimate year 2009
    Inferred 340000000mt
    Total endowment 340000000mt
    Remarks 340Mt @ 0.78% cu and 0.03% Co (Naidoo and Chisonga, 2009)
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt 0.03 wt-pct Cobalt Secondary 2009
    Copper 0.78 wt-pct Copper Primary 2009

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Kiwara wesite claiming 1,450,000,000 tons of ore would not withstand scrutiny. Kiawara published a revised value--see Naidoo and Chisonga, 2009. Based on 31 drill holes.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit unclassified deposit type in shale.

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.

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