| Deposit ID | 10400557 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Fitula |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.8717, -12.6599 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Copperbelt(province)
Zambia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Zambia | Copperbelt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Model code | 200 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | Unassigned |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett |
| Mark3 model number | 64 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock type qualifier | arenite |
| Rock unit name | Mines Group, Roan Supergroup, Lower Roan Group. |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock type qualifier | Arenite-hosted |
| (1) | 27.8717, -12.6599 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Significant | Yes |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| Total endowment | 4500000metric tons | ||||||||||||||
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2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-JUN-11 | Causey, J. Douglas | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.