Itawa

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400384
Record type Site
Current site name Itawa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.66801, -12.96168 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zambia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Footwall Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.66801, -12.96168

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Kafue Anticline, Footwall arenite ores

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Significant Yes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Itawa, total endowment
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 40000000mt ore
    Total endowment 40000000mt ore
    Remarks 40Mt @ 0.76% (Kirkham and others, 1994) total endowment = total resource
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 0.76 wt-pct Copper Primary 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Deposit type is Unclassified Copper in Sandstone.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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