Auzam Dunrobin/Matala

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304864
MAS/MILS ID 7940100041
Record type Site
Current site name Auzam Dunrobin/Matala
Alternate or previous names Nabutali Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.01806, -14.99723 (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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.01806, -14.99723

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 137M
    Width 107M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Indicated 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe2O3 68.4 wt-pct Iron Trace 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL SURV NORTHERN RHODESIA, BULL #3,P138

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1992 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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