Mokambo North

Prospect in Copperbelt, Zambia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400606
Record type Deposit
Current site name Mokambo North

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.3221, -12.4262 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Copperbelt(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Copperbelt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.3221, -12.4262

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Deposit Model is Redbed-associated stratabound copper deposit, Sandstone roan arenite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2011
    Total endowment 3854000metric tons
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.7 wt-pct Copper Primary 2011

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    African Eagle Resources PLC, 2009, Mokambo project fact sheet: accessed Apr. 2, 2010, at Mokambo_FactSheet_January_2009_AfricanEagle.pdf

  • Deposit

    Wilson, A., Causey, J.D., , 2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR .

  • Deposit

    P.V. Freeman, Luksaka, unpublished report, 1988.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-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.