Nsato

Prospect in Zambia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400376
Record type Site
Current site name Nsato
Included sites (Mufulira)

Comments on the site identification

  • Identity somewhat confusing. May be part of of Mufulira or Kasaria/Luansobe. Where did Mike Z. get the name Nsato for this record? It is in the Cox database and Selley (2005) as Luansobe.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.18795, -12.48493 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zambia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 200
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Mark3 model number 64

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock type qualifier arenite
    Rock unit name Footwall Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.18795, -12.48493

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Nsato
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 8400000mt
    Total endowment 8400000mt
    Remarks 8.4Mt@ 1.61% cu (Freeman, 1988, p. 5, 81).
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 1.61 wt-pct Copper Primary 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JUN-2010 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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