Mimbula

Unknown in Copperbelt, Zambia with commodity Copper
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400591
Record type Deposit
Current site name Mimbula
Included sites Nchanga/Chingola

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.8611, -12.6266 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Copperbelt(province)

Zambia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Zambia Copperbelt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 200
USGS model code Unassigned
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
Mark3 model number 64

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.8611, -12.6266

Economic information

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name Total endowment estimate
    Estimate year 2002
    Total endowment 27536000mt
    Remarks Jon Woodhead, written communication (email to Mike Zientek, USGS, May(?), 2010) , citing a KCM report from 2002.
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.16 wt-pct Copper Primary 2002

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    Jon Woodhead, written communication (email to Mike Zientek, USGS, May(?), 2010) , citing a KCM report from 2002.

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.