Mwambashi

Prospect in Zambia with commodities Copper, Cobalt
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. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400382
Record type Site
Current site name Mwambashi
Alternate or previous names Mambwashi, Mwambishi

Comments on the site identification

  • Mwambashi A is the same as Pitanda South. This record should not include Mwambashi A, but it might.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.00472, -12.75917 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Zambia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

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 Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock type qualifier arenite
    Rock unit name Lower Roan Group, Footwall Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.00472, -12.75917

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM)
    Year 2008

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Mwambashi, Total Endowment
    Estimate year 2010
    Total endowment 14210000mt ore
  • Type In-situ
    Name Mwambashi, all; measured+indicated
    Estimate year 2008
    Demonstrated 12440000mt
    Remarks 12.44Mt @ 1.74% cu (ARM 2008 AR, p. 103 or 107/232)
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 1.74 wt-pct Copper Primary 2008
  • Type In-situ
    Name Mwamashi, all: inferred
    Estimate year 2008
    Inferred 1770000mt
    Remarks 1.77Mt@ 2.1% cu (ARM 2008 AR, p. 103)
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper 2.1 wt-pct Copper Primary 2008

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-JUN-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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