| Deposit ID | 10400379 |
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| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Mutundu North |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.3409, -12.5845 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Copperbelt(province)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Zambia | Copperbelt |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Copper | Primary |
| Model code | 200 |
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| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett |
| Mark3 model number | 64 |
| (1) | 28.3409, -12.5845 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| Significant | Yes |
| Type | Unknown |
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| Owner | First Quntum (Mopani) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | Mutundu North, resource | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4300000mt | ||||||||||||||
| Total endowment | 4300000mt | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | 4.3Mt @ 1.44% cu (Freeman, 1988, p. 5, 85; FQM, 2001, p. 102) | ||||||||||||||
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Freeman, P.V., 1988, Description of mineral deposits on the Copperbelt (and Kabwe, Nampundwe), unpublished report, 88 p.
CSMA Consultants Ltd, ACA How International Ltd, and SGS Ghana Ltd, 2001, Competent Person's Report, The assets of First Quantum Minerals Limited in Zambia and Zimbabwe (dated May 2001): Report prepared by CSMA Consultants Ltd, ACA How International Ltd, and SGS Ghana Ltd., for First Quantum Minerals, 203 p. (Available for download at www.sedar.com [First Quantum Minerals, Mining Reports, filed May 31, 2001]).
2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR
| Subject category | Comment text |
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| Deposit | Resource based on 10 drill holes (per McGregor, 1991) as reported in Kirkham and Broughton. According to the CSMA 2001 report, this is a drilled prospect and not a deposit. No resources reported. 10 km SE of Mufulira C orebody. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-JUN-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 07-JUN-11 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey | Changed site to deposit and other misc. |
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