Bangwe

Prospect in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity Copper
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400553
Record type Deposit
Current site name Bangwe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 26.3839, -10.7289 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

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 > Carbonate
    Rock type qualifier Carbonate Ecaille
    Rock unit name R 2

Nearby scientific data

(1) 26.3839, -10.7289

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • stratiform

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2011
    Total resources 240000metric tons
    Total endowment 240000metric tons
    Remarks total amount listed in GIS of Central African Copperbelt SIR publication

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate, June 2007 Bangwe East 240.000t at 4.30% Cu for 10.321t Cu.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JUN-11 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.