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Safari South

Prospect in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity Copper
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400607
Record type Deposit
Current site name Safari South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.238, -8.3309 (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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier coarse-grained
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Banguelan Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.238, -8.3309
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Deposit Model is Structurally controlled replacement and vein
  • Mineralization is bounded by hanging wall shale, is hosted in coarse grained sandstones near the Kapulo fault, and brecciated Banguelan Granite in footwall part of mineralisation.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2011
    Total endowment 392000metric tons
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8 wt-pct Copper Primary 2011

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-JUN-11 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

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

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