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Chalcocite from
Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616109:5
GUID (UUID V4):8f84c81f-1e69-4a75-a302-0706383abd20
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘKonkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
38.1km (23.6 miles) ⓘTshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘMufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘMusoshi Mine, Musoshi, Kipushi Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘNkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘKipapila Mine, Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘBaluba Mine, Luanshya, Luanshya District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘLuanshya Mine (Roan Antelope Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
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Appendix II-2 Structure of Mineral Rights in Zambia Type of Right Place of Application Required Documents...Countries Prospecting (Exploration) Country Zambia Duration for approval 2 years, twice renewable...Feasibility Study Mine construction Stage Exploration Exploration West Central Zambia 265km northeast...37-year mine life. Appendix II-5 (1) Mineral Development and Exploration Projects in Zambia 1 84...Resources (UK) 7 /Copperbelt Minerals Copper Copper 6 /Phelps Dodge Mining (Zambia) African Eagle Resources
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Conditions of Ore Mineral Formation in Certain Zambian Copperbelt Deposits with Special Reference to the Role of...coexisting sulphide assemblages from certain Zambian Copperbelt deposits and of their textural relations and...certain copper-cobalt sulphides of the Zambian Copperbelt and to consider this information in relation...these ores. Sulphide assemblages occurring in Copperbelt ores have been examined in polished section and...further data obtained from the literature. The Copperbelt lies within the Lufilian fold arc of Central
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Printed in The Netherlands COBALT IN THE ZAMBIAN COPPERBELT A.E. ANNELS Department of Mineral Exploitation...and Simmonds, J.R., 1984. Cobalt in the Zambian Copperbelt. Precambrian Res., 25: 75--98. A review of available...regional distribution of cobalt in the Zambian Copperbelt is presented which emphasises the limitation...cobalt in the copper ores o f the Central African Copperbelt had largely been ignored in discussions of their...today. The economic importance of the metal to Zambia and Zaire, and indeed to the World, has, however
Report (issue)
not coincide with the Google-Earth images of the mine workings. The authors wish to thank William F. Cannon...Copper in Sediment-Hosted Deposits by Age 200 Copperbelt, Zambia, Rep. of Congo 190 180 170 160 150 140 130...following minerals deposited in zones in this order: chalcocite and other CU S minerals, bornite, chalcopyrite...pyrite, and 2 subordinate galena and sphalerite. Chalcocite forms near the oxidized source of copper; pyrite...sulfide. Native silver is common. Some deposits in Zambia and Republic of Congo contain carrollite, Co-pyrite
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1007/s00126-017-0726-8 ARTICLE Age of the Zambian Copperbelt Richard H. Sillitoe 1 & JosĂ© PerellĂł 2 & Robert...deposits and prospects of the Central African Copperbelt are characterized by two intimately associated...across the Zambian part of the Central African Copperbelt suggest that both the disseminated and veinlet...Sediment-hosted Cu deposits . Central African Copperbelt . Zambia . Molybdenite . Re-Os ages . Synorogenic...the Central African Copperbelt—the world’s most important metallogenic province of this type, with ~220
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CopperOccurrences of the MombezhiDomeArea, Northwestern Zambia D. G. B‱:‱u^rr, D. D. Gs‱:m, ^‱i‱ B. W. V‱r: Abstract...located in the northwestern province of Zambia 240 km west of the Copperbelt, contains several large lmv-grade...comparisonsxvith other stratiform copper depositsin Zambia are difficult, but it is possiblethat the mineralizationmay...mineralizationmay be older than that of the Copperbelt. Introduction THE MombezhiDome is one of a seriesof...bornire with intermittently distributedprimary chalcocite, and type B mineralizationconsistsof chalcopyrite
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USA The Kamoa copper deposit, Central African Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) David...Katangan Supergroup form the Central African Copperbelt, and host two well-known districts of sediment-hosted... broadly in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Zambian district comprises deposits...breccias of probable evaporitic origin. The Congolese district comprises deposit fragments that occur within...overlying oxidised redbeds. Both districts and the Copperbelt in general have been considered as relatively
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of the RĂ­o Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: Development of World’s Greatest...Chuquicamata District, Northern Chile Geologic Overview of the Escondida Porphyry Copper District, Northern...± Molybdenum Deposits of the Ertsberg-Grasberg District, Papua, Indonesia Clyde A. Leys, Mark Cloos,...N. Moreto, AndrĂ© Luiz Silva Pestilho, Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco
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the evolution of an African proletariat in the Copperbelt 1911-41 ~I I ' Charles Perrings AFRICAN A...of the development of the Northern Rhodesian Copperbelt 90 The industry in depression: the 're-switching'...pointers to proletarianization 207 The 1935 Copperbelt mi neworkers strike: the protest of the desperate...involved archival and interview work in Britain, Zambia and Zaire, as well as purely archival work in Belgium...Mines and the Copper Industry Service Bureau in Zambia all provided me with every facility, though the
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Kalaharicopperbelt is locatedin the Neoproterozoichafl copperbelt because it is a targetregionthat hasthe Damaraorogen...and coppersulfides(chalcopyrite, bornitc,and chalcocite) are symmetrical andasymmetrical ripplemarks...Steel(1972-1978) andthe dominated by disseminated chalcocite andbornitc(the ma- Anglo-American Corporation...plane-polarized light).Thebarcorresponds to 1 mm.A. Chalcocite clots(black)elongate in thedirection of soft-sediment...siltstone (lightgray)andfinesiltstone (darkgray).A chalcocite clot(black)originally hosted bya coarsegrained
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Cu(–U) Lumwana deposit in the Western Zambian Copperbelt of the LuïŹlian belt François Turlin a,⁎, AurĂ©lien...Rennes Cedex, France Barrick Limited, Lumwana, Zambia a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...hosts world-class Cu deposits. In the Congolese Copperbelt (DRC), Cu(–Co) deposits, are mostly hosted within...the LuïŹlian belt known as the Western Zambian Copperbelt in which a primary Cu mineralization is overprinted...sequence. Cu(–U) occurrences in the Western Zambian Copperbelt are hosted by kyanite-micaschists metamorphosed
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started...area of the Kristineberg VHMS deposit, Skellefte district, Sweden .......................................A. Massive Zn-Cu-Pb deposits in the RÞros ore district, Norway: setting and formation ................ The Jörn granitoid complex, Skellefte mining district, Sweden: petrography, lithogeochemistry and emplacement...for VHMS deposits, Kristineberg area, Skellefte District, Sweden .....................................
Catalog/List
PHONE (406) 363 3601 A.JOITE CRYSTALS New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Pima County, Arizona. Hydrated copper aluminum...and S7. 50. BOURNONITE COGWHEEL CRYSTALS Keystone mine, Crested Butte, Colorado. A lead copper antimony...matrix, T/N $. 50, $1. 00 AMOSITE Penge mine, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa. A basic iron magnesium...$7.50 and $9. 50. ARSENOLITE CRYSTALS White Caps mine, Manhattan, Nevada. Arsenic trioxide. Very sharp...50. 2x2" $ 5.00 and $7. 50. ALLEMONTITE Samson mine, Andreasberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. An intergrowth
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from the northern margin of Dartmoor (the Red-a-Ven mine), the greisen vein systems at Redmoor and Cligga...(St Just district); Dolcoath, Wheal Concord and Nangiles (Camborne-Redruth-St Day district), Wheal Charlotte...commonly spatially associated with bornite and chalcocite. Whereas the mineralogical distribution of indium...Nkout deposit is part of an emerging iron ore province in West and Central Africa. It is an oxide facies...Barrick Exploration, Lumwana Mine, Mwinilunga Rd, Solwezi, NW Province, Zambia The recent development of
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Mineralization 4.10. A Comprehensive Example: The Cree de District, Colorado, USA 4.11. Summary 4.12. Recommended...disseminating the information, the mine geologists and mine managers who have made the mine visits a rewarding experience...concentration required to achieve the break-even point for a mine in terms of revenue and costs. Any detailed exploration...epochs. Following Tumeaure (1955), a metallogenic province may be defined as a mineralized area or region...The size of a metallogenic province can be as large as the Superior Province (Canadian Shield) or as small
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On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
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world-class deposits such as the Central African Copperbelt, and evaluate their age, genetic processes and.... . . . . 6.4.5 The Namaqua-Natal Metamorphic Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5 Neoproterozoic:... . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4.3 The Tocantins Province: Archean Greenstone Belts, Paleoproterozoic Terranes...Craton . . . . . . . . . . . 18.4.4 The Borborema Province . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . 23.2 Central African Copperbelt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
by Thomas —Continued. clay 101 Monte Cristi district Yaque group, south side 101 102 Cerros de Sal...Sal formation Miocene or Pliocene district Pleistocene or younger mammals Extinct of the 103 Samana...clay 153 Miocene or older 153 Yaque group, province of Monte Yaque group, south side 154 Cristi...Pleistocene, 163 Samand Province of Monte Miocene or Pliocene, Province 165 of 165 Cristi Pleistocene...and recommendations Chapter VIII. Geology of the Province of Samana, by Clyde P. Ross Possibility of obtaining
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............... . 83 The Fresnillo Ag-Pb-Zn District, Zacatecas, Mexico .............................Massive Sulfide Deposits of the BathurstNewcastle District, New Brunswick, Canada Discussion of Tectonic...Deposits ................ . 4.5.2 The Homestake Gold Mine, South Dakota .. 4.5.3 Pre-Metamorphic Stratiform...Post-Metamorphic Quartz-Rich Vein Ores: The Sigma Mine, Quebec ................ . 4.5.5 Discussion and...Kennecott Mine, Alaska ................................. 9.8.2 The Copper Orebodies of the Mt. Isa Mine, Queensland
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started...& Nigel J. Cook The Nihe iron deposit, Anhui Province, eastern China: skarn, IOCG or porphyritic iron...Neoproterozoic rocks in the Lufilian belt, Domes region, Zambia .................................................the ages of Baiyanghe Be-U deposit in Xinjiang province, northwest China ..............................through polycyclic orogeny: the example of the Litsa district, Russia Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Michel Cuney
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Design District Showroom 1518 Slocum Street ‱ Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Showroom...extremely ine, specimens from the Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine of Tiger, Arizona: now a vanished place alive only...potential mineral buying area, or go into another mine. He travelled to areas that had seen few Americans...Atacama Desert to collect Underground Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia, 1993. "RPG," Artigas, Uruguay...collection that he donated to the Neto and Ed Swoboda to mine University of Arizona RRUFF Project. Another was
Journal (issue)
polamine. polamine. polamine to four parts of h yoscya‱ mine. The results show that the amount of alkaloids...advantageous to bring the limestone to the Asaba district for burning as the brown coal js here overlaid...MANUFACTURE IN THE CROWN COLONIES 189 In the Abakaliki district between Agalla and Ogumati outcrops of grey compact...that better limestones probably occur in this district and in other portions of the basin of the lower...the recorded thickness is 1 .2 ft. In the Swipe district, north of the Black Volta river, extensive beds
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intercalated traps. He chose the name " Dharwar" from the district (no,v- in 1\1:ysore State) in which he first recognized...some of the quartzites occurring in the Tumkur district. B. JAYARAl\i succeeded W. F. SMEE1'H as Director...occur in Kashmir, Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Simla, Garhwal and I{umaon. Table 1 gives a general...lava of Dharwar age. 1\faradihalli, Chitalclrug district, ~fysore State. In spite of the great age of the...schists. In the southern part of the Chhinclwara district the Sausar series was studied in considerable
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Ohya Mine, Miyagi Prefecture ... . ... . . . .. . .................(H. Imai). . .. 3. Takatori Mine, Ibaragi...Kim, Y. Fujiki and S. Takenouchi).... 5. Komori Mine, Kyoto Prefecture . . . ..... .. . .....(H. Imai...Structure and Fluid Inclusion Studies at the Taishu Mine, Nagasaki Prefecture ..... .... ...(H. fmai, S....7. Sado Mine, Niigata Prefecture .... ............ (H. Imai and M. Buono).... 8. Mikawa Mine, Niigata...Osarizawa Mine, Akita Prefecture .... .... ........... ....... (H. Imai).... 10. Ani Mine, Akita Prefecture
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The auriferous claims 148 The gold mine of Morro Velho 153 The Mine of Passagem 155 The/old rush in P'ianc6...topaz 385 T he imperial topaz of Ouro Preto 393 The Mine of Capao do Lana 397 The imperial topaz of Antonio...of the pyralspite series 411 essartine 414 ~ he Mine of Pedra Bonita 416 Garnets of the ugrandite series...Lavra da Pederneira 526 District of Santa Rosa, Francisc6f olis 534 District o Golconda, Governador Valadares...539 District of Coronel Murra, Rubelita, Salinas, Virgem da Lapa, Ara(uaf and ltinga 554 District o Conselheiro
 
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