| Deposit ID | 10400385 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chifupu |
| Alternate or previous names | Chibuluma (some data for Chifupu is included with Chibuluma) |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.07033, -12.93066 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Zambia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Model code | 200 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett |
| Mark3 model number | 64 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Footwall Quartzite |
| (1) | 28.07033, -12.93066 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | Chifupu, total endowment | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Total endowment | 1936000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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Freeman, P.V., 1988, Description of mineral deposits on the Copperbelt (and Kabwe, Nampundwe): Lukasa, Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd. [ZCCM] unpublished company report, 88 p.
Metorex Annual Report, 2008. [http://www.metorex.co.za/downloads/annual_reports/2008/Metorex_23_Dec2008.pdf last accessed 5/27/10] [X:/DRC/References/By RefNo/RefNo_519.pdf]
ACP Mining Data Bank [Secretariat of the African and Caribbean and Pacific Group of States Group], undated, http://mines.acp.int/html/mine_ZMB-00461_en.html
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| General | Is Chifupu part of Chibuluma South? |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2010-06-04 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.