Chasweta Prospect

Prospect in Northern, Zambia with commodity Niobium (Columbium)
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 10183392
MAS/MILS ID 7940250002
Record type Site
Current site name Chasweta Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 33.21126, -9.50761 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Northern(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Northern

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Monazite Unknown
Pyrochlore Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 33.21126, -9.50761

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3, P168-GIVES

  • Deposit

    GRADE ONLY.

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.