Chiwefwe Mine

Past Producer in Central, Zambia with commodity Manganese
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159313
MAS/MILS ID 7940100021
Record type Site
Current site name Chiwefwe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 29.27132, -13.37734 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Central(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Central

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Manganite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 29.27132, -13.37734

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1954

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA BULL #3 P87

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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