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Kasala

Prospect in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400571
Record type Deposit
Current site name Kasala
Included sites Kasala Main Zone, Kasala Northwest

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.4241, -11.0898 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Katanga(province)

Congo (Kinshasa)(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Congo (Kinshasa) Katanga

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock type qualifier pervasively fractured dolomitic shales and breccias, iron-rich mudstone, and graphitic shales
    Rock unit name Mwashya Gp. of the Roan division of the Katangan Supergroup

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.4241, -11.0898
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Significant Yes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-11 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Geological Survey

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

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