Chanobie Prospect

Occurrence in Central, 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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280872
MAS/MILS ID 7940100033
Record type Site
Current site name Chanobie Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 27.06554, -15.03549 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Very approximate location south of Mumbwa (city). From 1:1,000,000-scale map IV of Northern Rhodesia visually estimated on Google Earth and Microsoft Maps. Moved location approx. 7 miles south (it was plotting north of Mumbwa).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Central(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Central

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 27.06554, -15.03549

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3.
    Reeve, W.H., 1962, The geology and mineral resources of northern Rhodesia: Northern Rhodesia Geological Survey Bulletin No. 3, v. 1, p. ??, and v. 2, map IV, #8.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-83 Sheehan U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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