 | | Book | | INTRODUCTION TO ROBERT LAUF, PH.D. ._._...OUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Robert Laut holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering...information contact the publisher: Copyright © 2008 by Dr. Robert Laut, Ph.D. Library of Congress Control Number:...............................................36 Congo .. ................. .............................minerals is broad and deep; it covers a lot of territory and many years of scientific studies as well as...uranium if higher prices justify reprocessing the mine tailings to recover some of the uranium that was |  | | Journal (issue) | | mm, with uranophane, from the Shinkolobwe mine, Shaba (formerly Katanga), Zaire. Sorbonne collection,...ince the days o f Stanley and Livingstone, Shaba (Katanga) has been known as one o f the worldâs great mineralized...mineralized areas. Locality names such as Musonoi and Shinkolobwe are today famous fo r some o f the finest and...outside the Shaba Crescent, as does the large Kipushi mine, which has yielded lead, zinc, silver, copper, cadmium...province was changed from Katanga to Shaba about 20 years ago, after the Belgian Congo became Zaire in 1960 |  | | Journal (issue) | | on p. 327 COVER: BARITE, 17 cm, from the Miekle mine, Nevada. (See the article in the previous issue...rediscovered the Moctezuma mine that was first opened for gold in 1937. This mine, though small, provided...many new mineral species. Dr. Gaines wrote a compre hensive review of this mine for The Mineralogical Record...influenced his lifeâs work. Toward the end of 1966, Dr. Arthur Montgomery, chairman of the geology department...retirement from the Cabot Corporation in 1987. In 1975 Dr. Gaines was invited to join the editorial board of |  | | Journal (issue) | | The Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo ...............6 cm, from the Musonoi mine, Kolwezi District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scott Rudolph collection;...Charelle Webb (2012-2018) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Dr. and Mrs. Don Lum (2017) Bryan Swoboda (2012-2017)...Schreiber (2013-2017) Richard Nahas (2018) (2009-2018) Dr. Nikolas Golosow (2013-2017) Kulin Pandey (2018)...grossular garnets from the Jeffrey mine (2015). The Yukon Territory has been one of Rod's specialties |  | | Book | | mining organizations, such as Union Miniere du Haut-Katanga, should not be forgotten. It is evident that...Buttgenbach H. (1 947) Les Mineraux de Belgique et du Congo Beige. 573 p. Paris: Ed. Dunod. Cesbron, F. (1985)...the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo introduced a new admin istrative subdivision for...concern the former Katanga Province. According to the new subdivision, the former Katanga Province is now...three new provinces: the Haut-Katanga Province, the Lualaba Province and the Haut-Loma mi Province. What |  | Capistrant, P. L., Hitzman, M. W., Wood, D., Kelly, N. M., Williams, G., Zimba, M., Kuiper, Y., Jack, D., Stein, H. (2015) Geology of the Enterprise Hydrothermal Nickel Deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia. Economic Geology, 110 (1) 9-38 doi:10.2113/econgeo.110.1.9 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | metamorphosed nickel-bearing Shinkolobwe uranium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), though the Enterprise...REPUBLIC OF CONGO Tenke Fungurume Kolwezi Kamoa Kambove - 11° Menda Likasi 11°- Shinkolobwe Luishia...26° LEGEND post-Katangan granite (520 Ma) major mine or deposit post-Katangan cover city Nguba and...Solwezi dome westward to the Kabompo dome. The Shinkolobwe and Swambo U-(Ni) deposits occur between the...metamorphosed nickel-bearing Shinkolobwe uranium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC; Derriks and Vaes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | knownonlyin theShabanprovinceof ZaYre, asat Shinkolobwe, andin theZambianCopperbelt. A surveyby AGIP...Uranium in the Shaban and as it includes the Shinkolobwe mine (Derricks and Vaes, 1956; Derricks and Oosterbosch...Zambian Copperbelt Areas TâąFâą depositionof the Katanga system,mainly of marine origin, beganbetween840...sequenceis subdividedfrom bottom sompi,Swambo,and Shinkolobwe(Fig. 2). Copperto top into the Roan, Mwashya...upto 1,000m thick, and a predominantly Mashitu, Kambove, Luishya, and many other localdolomiticUpperRoansubgroup |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | iliz~itioiis.'l'li(f Lufilinn arc is located between the Congo and Kalahari cratons and defines a structure which...i c ~\relocity during tlw collision belwecn the Congo and Kalaliari cratons. The third phase (D3) o f...Lufilian arc iii Democratic Republic of Congo (hereafter Congo) rcvcaled a tectonic stylc maikcd by a...the supposed autochthonous Katangan terranes in Congo (Cailteux, 1990)and in Western Zambia (Cosi et al...of the tectonic evolution of the Lufilian arc in Congo and Zambia, and the age of the major deformation |  | | Book | | . ... .. ... .. .. ................ .. .... . Congo ..................................................equipment, 1nineralogical studies ofuranium thankful that Dr. Lauf has been able to ded icate a huge and thorium...che1nical con1plexity, physical beauty as captured in Dr. oxyanions to form di verse structures and compositions...vast and deep; it PHOTO CREDITS covers a lot of territory (and languages) and many years of Maps were prepared...vvastewater during environmental reclamation at a mine that has ceased production. The following statistical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Development, Groupe G. Forrest International, Lubumbashi, Congo b Department of Geology, University of Botswana...African Copperbelt in both Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo hereafter) and Zambia, which represent the most...forms a northward convex structure, straddling the CongoâZambia border and called âLufilian Arcâ. It was...east-northeastwards through Kolwezi and Likasi (Congo), and southeastwards to Bwana Mkubwa (Zambia) and...Group is called the âMwashya Subgroupâ or âR 4â in Congo (formerly âSystĂšme Schisto-Dolomitiqueâ of Van den |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | contrasting ïŹuid systems in the Katanga Copperbelt, Democratic Republic of Congo Hamdy A. El Desouky a,â, Philippe...Groupe Forrest International, Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Post-entrapment reequilibration a b s t r a c t The Katanga Copperbelt is the Congolese part of the well-known...samples from the Kamoto and Luiswishi mines in the Katanga Copperbelt recognized two generations of hypogene...least two main hypogene CuâCo sulïŹde phases in the Katanga Copperbelt. The ïŹrst is an early diagenetic typical |  | Darnley, A. G., Horne, J. E. T., Smith, G. H., Chandler, T. R. D., Dance, D. F., Preece, E. R. (1961) Ages of some uranium and thorium minerals from East and Central Africa. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 32 (252) 716-724 doi:10.1180/minmag.1961.032.252.05 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Northern Rhodesia, 503 âą 15 m.y. ; uraninite, Shinkolobwe, Katanga, 642=t=20 m.y. ; davidite, Mavuzi, Mozambique...derived f r o m a concent r a t e p r o v i d e d b y Dr. T. D. Guernsey of R h o k a n a Corporation Ltd...inches, collected from the Mindola Section of Nkana mine. This mode of occurrence is not typical of the disseminated...based on the average of 10 galena analyses from Katanga and Northern Rhodesia. Nine are taken from Holmes...from Nkana. Melonite has also been recorded at Shinkolobwe (Derricks and Vaes, 1956). Further work is in |  | | Book | | metamorphic Rocks Beryl Topaz Tourmaline Feldspars Rutile Corundum-Ruby .... Chrysoberyl Spodumene (Triphane)...and its varieties . 16 Realgar 66 Rhodocrosite 54 Rutile 32 Schoepite 114 Smithsonite 72 Sphalrite 70 Stibnite...Gerais, Brazil): 35 cm. 30 331 % r I Rutile Rutile, consisting of quadratic titanium dioxide, has...crystals, known as âVenus hairstoneâ. In this state, rutile may be found embedded in quartz crystals. CorundumâRuby...Corundum/Ruby (Jegdalek, Afghanistan): 3 cm. 3 - Rutile in Quartz (Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil): 5 cm. 32 |  | | Report (volume) | | (U0 3 ) from pitchblende from the Georg Wagsfort mine at J ohanngeorgenstadt in the Erzgebirge of Saxony...of the rich uranium ores of the Katanga district in the Belgian Congo. The uraninite ores of Great Bear...the mineralogically diverse ores of the Belgian Congo the list of known species was doubled largely through...urani urn minerals first discovered in the Belgian Congo. The work of the American mineralogist C. Palache...occurs in hydrothermal veins, as in the Belgian Congo. The relation between the names uraninite and pitchblende |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 118-139 Fluid InclusionCharacteristicsand U-Pb Rutile Age of Late Hydrothermal AlterationandVeiningat...siltstone) horizon.Pervasive growthof secondary rutile,biotite,andmuscovite in the wall rocksaccompanied...biotite, calcite,K-feldspar,barite, and accessory rutile occurwith quartzin footwallveins.In contrast,veins...the ageof hydrothermal alteration.Sixsamples of rutile pickedfromfootwallandore-shale veiningandalterationgivea...modifiedat thistime (asshownby intergrowthswith rutile, datedhere at 514 m.y.).Thehydrothermal activityisconcluded |  | Eglinger, AurĂ©lien, Ferraina, ClĂ©ment, Tarantola, Alexandre, AndrĂ©-Mayer, Anne-Sylvie, Vanderhaeghe, Olivier, Boiron, Marie-Christine, Dubessy, Jean, Richard, Antonin, Brouand, Marc (2014) Hypersaline fluids generated by high-grade metamorphism of evaporites: fluid inclusion study of uranium occurrences in the Western Zambian Copperbelt. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 167 (2) doi:10.1007/s00410-014-0967-9 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | orogeny as a result of the collision between the Congo and Kalahari cratons that led to the formation of...region; (3) the Synclinorial belt and (4) the Katanga high. According to the metamorphic isogrades described...External fold-and-thrust belt, designated as the Katanga Copperbelt (Key et al. 2001; Cailteux et al. 2005;...deposits, in the External fold-and-thrust belt (Katanga Copperbelt) and in the eastern part of the Domes...Luiswishi occurrences in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Several generations of fluids were trapped during |  | | Book | | allanite, and sphene; but perovskite, melanite, rutile, and cassiterite, all of exceedingly weak radioactivity...distiict, Colo. (Sims, 1955). Noted in Belgian Congo pitchblende are Pb, Fe, Co, Ni, 1'1o, and Se. Uraninite...and quartz (black) which also replaces core. Bigay mine, Lachaux, Auvergne, France ( X 100) ( Geffroy and...weighing 20 tons have been found in the Katanga, Belgian Congo,· deposits. Single euhedral to subhedral...deposits; cubes in vugs at Shinko]obvve, Belgian Congo, and partial cubes in veins of some deposits in |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ........................ 298 299 The Belgian Congo ..................................................k uraniferouspegmatites. Great Bear Lake, the Katanga, the Bohemianmassif,the Cornwallarea, and the midwesternpart...butnotthesortof deposit knownat GreatBear Lake,Katanga, JoachimsthaI, Cornwall or Portugal.In making anassessment...allottedproportional to that equalareaof productive territory. TheSecondary Sedimentary Deposits.--The sedimentary...of the favorableformation at Joachimsthal and Shinkolobwe;similarbehaviormay be inferredat all z5Beysehlag |  | | Book (edition) | | Germany Dr. Salah Al-Khirbash Prof. Dr. Rainer Altherr & Dr. rer. nat. Michael Hanel Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter...Joachim Lorenz Prof. Dr. Robert Marschik Dr. Frank Melcherâ & Dr. Simon Goldmann & Dr. Thomas OberthĂŒr Dipl...-Min. Sebastian Möller Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Peter Röperâ Prof. Dr. Supriya Royâ Dr. Thomas Seifert Dipl...-Geol. Jana Wazeck & Prof. Klaus Thalheim Dr. Thomas Witzke Prof. Dr. Fathi Zereini Mitteljörn 14a, D-24536...leading to an exsolution process (e.g., hematite, rutile, and ulvöspinel separating from ilmenite). Fe- |  | Eglinger, AurĂ©lien, Vanderhaeghe, Olivier, AndrĂ©-Mayer, Anne-Sylvie, Goncalves, Philippe, Zeh, Armin, Durand, Cyril, Deloule, Etienne (2016) Tectono-metamorphic evolution of the internal zone of the Pan-African Lufilian orogenic belt (Zambia): Implications for crustal reworking and syn-orogenic uranium mineralizations. Lithos, 240. 167-188 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2015.10.021 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | between metasedimentary rocks attributed to the Katanga Neoproterozoic sedimentary sequence and migmatites...orogeny. Both MA units of the Katanga metasedimentary sequence and pre-Katanga migmatitic basement have underwent...The Lufilian orogenic belt, formed between the Congo and Kalahari cratons during the West AC CE P Gondwana...These ore deposits are hosted at the base of the Katanga Neoproterozoic sedimentary sequence, even though...PT decollement of the Katanga sedimentary cover relative to the pre-Katanga basement (Fig. 3; RI Porada |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | twisted quartz crystals from Lundy Island, Devonshire. DR. JAMESPHEMISTER:Zoning in plagioclasejeldspar. The...bears no relation to ptilolite. MR. B. RAMORAO and DR. A. BRAMMALL:Notes on cordierite in the Dartmoor...a projection apparatus which he had constructed. Dr. Gillson outlined the "Use of Polarized Light and...called to order by 1st Vice-President George E Ashby. Dr. Laurence F. Rainsford of Rye, N. Y., Mr. Frederick...C. Hawkins introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. Clarence S. Ross of the United States Geological |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | summarizedin tabular form, and TABLE I. SHINKOLOBWE MINE, Host rock 1. Formational Name Mineral association...Metallic Minerals Mine series J. Petrography Co-Ni sulfides Pyrite Chalcopyrite BELGIAN CONGO. Paragenesis...possibly are related to granite in- Stage 15 Katanga-Rhodesian border. Bornire Host rock is mainly...muscovite, 1. Major Metallic Minvrals pyrite, and rutile. {âąuartz-rich, biotite-poor, feldspar-poor phases...groupnear St. Stephen,Cornwall,and the Trenwith mine at St. Ives, Cornwall--haveyieldedsignificantquantitiesof |  | | Catalog/List | | and masses. 3x4Âœx2Âœ" $125. 00. 2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic...locality. 1Ÿx2xŸ11 $600. 00. 14. DIAMOND Roko, Congo Republic. Superb lustrous olive-gray macle type...or display. 8x7x4 mm. $75.00. 15. DIAMOND Itoko, Congo Republlc. Superb ollve-gray twinned cube. 8x8x7... 16. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE Henbury, Northern Territory, Australia. Select elongated irregular complete...17. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE Box Hole, Northern Territory, Australia. 11 Choice complete elongated oval | | | Catalog/List | | and masses. 3x4Âœx2Âœ" $125. 00. 2. SILVER Amethyst mine, Creede, Mineral Co., Colorado. Dull silvery metallic...locality. 1Ÿx2xŸ11 $600. 00. 14. DIAMOND Roko, Congo Republic. Superb lustrous olive-gray macle type...or display. 8x7x4 mm. $75.00. 15. DIAMOND Itoko, Congo Republlc. Superb ollve-gray twinned cube. 8x8x7... 16. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE Henbury, Northern Territory, Australia. Select elongated irregular complete...17. NICKEL-IRON METEORITE Box Hole, Northern Territory, Australia. 11 Choice complete elongated oval |  | | Report (issue) | | in the Athabasca Formation.......28 Northern Territory.................................................mineralogy........................................76 Shinkolobwe................................................Saskatchewan.............53 22. Geology of the Rossing mine area...............................55 iii Illustrations...cross section of Verna and Fay orebodies, Eldorado mine...................................................temperature and & 0 in hydrothermal fluids, Fay mine................................................ |
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