Nchanga Tailings Leach

Plant 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134672
MAS/MILS ID 7940050018
Record type Site
Current site name Nchanga Tailings Leach

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 27.85134, -12.49741 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 27.85134, -12.49741

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Solvent Extraction-Electrowin
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, Ltd. (ZCCM)
    Home office Zambia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zambia Industrial And Mining Corp., Ltd. (Zimco)
    Interest 60.3
    Home office Zambia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zambian Copper Investments, Ltd. (ZCI)
    Interest 27.3
    Home office Bermuda
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Indicated 352873000mt ore
    Demonstrated 352873000mt ore
    Total resources 352873000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 123000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 123000000mt ore
    Total resources 123000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 119000000mt ore
    Total resources 119000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 119000000mt ore
    Total resources 119000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    ZAMBIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES LTD., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.44.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ZAMBIA CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.53.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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