Kileba

Prospect in Katanga, Congo (Kinshasa) with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10400573
Record type Deposit
Current site name Kileba
Included sites Kileba South

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.1244, -11.2859 (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
Malanite Ore
Azurite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock type qualifier talcose dolomite, dolomitic siltstone
    Rock unit name Mines Sequence, Roan division of Katangan Supergroup
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock type qualifier pebbly conglomerates
    Rock unit name Mines Sequence, Roan division of Katangan Supergroup
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Iron Formation
    Rock type qualifier banded iron formation
    Rock unit name Mines Sequence, Roan division of Katangan Supergroup
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock
    Rock type qualifier mafic volcanics
    Rock unit name Mines Sequence, Roan division of Katangan Supergroup

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.1244, -11.2859

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Significant Yes

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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