Shaba

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10400609
Record type Deposit
Current site name Shaba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.2354, -8.3005 (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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock type qualifier coarse-grained
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Banguelan Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.2354, -8.3005

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mineralization is bounded by hanging wall shale, is hosted in coarse grained sandstones near the Kapulo fault, and brecciated Banguelan Granite in footwall part of mineralisation.
  • Deposit Model is Structurally controlled replacement and vein.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Significant Yes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 2011
    Total endowment 6014000metric tons
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.379 wt-pct Copper Primary 2011

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    Le Burn, Steve, and Hayward, Peter, 2011, Kapulo Project, DRC, National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report, revised 7 March, 2011: Coffey Mining Pty Ltd., 101 p. (Available at www.sedar.com [Mawson West Ltd, Technical Report (NI 43-101) - English, refiled March 18, 2011, 5777K]).

  • Deposit

    Le Burn, Steve, Anderson, Adam, and Hayward, Peter, 2011, Kapulo Project, DRC, National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report, 3 February, 2011: Coffey Mining Pty Ltd., 112 p. (Available at www.sedar.com [Mawson West Ltd, Technical Report (NI 43-101) - English, filed February 9, 2011]).

  • Reserve-Resource

    Wilson, A., Causey, J.D., , 2011, Central African Copperbelt: U.S. Geological Survey SIR .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-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.