Kampumba Prospect

Past Producer in Central, Zambia with commodities Iron, 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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10183021
MAS/MILS ID 7940100003
Record type Site
Current site name Kampumba Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.55134, -14.39727 (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
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Unknown
Brucite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Hausmannite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rhodochrosite Unknown
Rhodonite Unknown
Serpentine Unknown
Tremolite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.55134, -14.39727

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 14M
    Length 2459M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1913
Year of first production 1955

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rhodesia Broken Hill Development Co.
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 36000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 36000000mt ore
    Total resources 36000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 40 wt-pct Iron Trace 0
    Manganese Mn 50 wt-pct Manganese Trace 0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FOCKEMA, R.A.F., 1957, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE IRON-MANGA

  • Deposit

    POSITS AT KAMPUMBA, NORTHERN RHODESIA, TRANS GEOL SURV OF SO

  • Deposit

    ICA, VOL 60, P81-86

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV OF NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3, P88-89 & P140-141

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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