| Deposit ID | 10400376 |
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| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nsato |
| Included sites | (Mufulira) |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.18795, -12.48493 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Zambia |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Copper | Primary |
| Model code | 200 |
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| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett |
| Mark3 model number | 64 |
| Host or associated | Host |
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| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock type qualifier | arenite |
| Rock unit name | Footwall Quartzite |
| (1) | 28.18795, -12.48493 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Name | Nsato | ||||||||||||||
| Estimate year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8400000mt | ||||||||||||||
| Total endowment | 8400000mt | ||||||||||||||
| Remarks | 8.4Mt@ 1.61% cu (Freeman, 1988, p. 5, 81). | ||||||||||||||
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Freeman, P.V., 1988, Description of mineral deposits on the Copperbelt (and Kabwe, Nampundwe): Lukasa, Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd. [ZCCM] unpublished company report, 88 p.
Selley and others, 2005, A new look at the geology of the Zambian Copperbelt: Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p. 965-1000.
CSMA Consultants Ltd, ACA How International Ltd, and SGS Ghana Ltd, 2001, Competent Person's Report, The assets of First Quantum Minerals Limited in Zambia and Zimbabwe (dated May 2001): Report prepared by CSMA Consultants Ltd, ACA How International Ltd, and SGS Ghana Ltd., for First Quantum Minerals, 203 p. (Available for download at www.sedar.com [First Quantum Minerals, Mining Reports, filed May 31, 2001]).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-JUN-2010 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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