| Deposit ID | 10400556 |
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| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Etoile |
| Alternate or previous names | l'Etoile, Star of the Congo |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.5841, -11.6354 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Katanga(province)
Congo (Kinshasa)(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Katanga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Model code | 202 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies |
| Mark3 model number | 96 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock type qualifier | laminated siltstone shales and dolomitic shales. |
| Rock unit name | R 2 - Mines Group, Roan Supergroup |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock type qualifier | laminated siltstone shales and dolomitic shales |
| Rock unit name | Mines Group, Roan Supergroup |
| (1) | 27.5841, -11.6354 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total endowment | 29697862 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Remarks | This is the total endowment reported in 2011 CACB SIR reference. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-JUN-11 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.