| Deposit ID | 10400578 |
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| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Kipoi North |
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.092, -11.2448 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Katanga(province)
Congo (Kinshasa)(country)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Congo (Kinshasa) | Katanga |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock type qualifier | stratified dolomite, finely laminated silty stromatolitic dolomite, and vuggy cellular massive stromatolitic silty dolomite. |
| Rock unit name | Mines Sequence, Roan division of Katangan Supergroup (BH, Grey RAT, Dstrat, RSF, and RSC) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock type qualifier | calcareous siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Mines Sequence, Roan division of Katangan Supergroup (BH, Grey RAT, Dstrat, RSF, and RSC) |
| (1) | 27.092, -11.2448 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JUN-11 | Causey, J. Douglas | Department of State |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.