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Galena from
Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyriteā“˜1 photo of Galena associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kabwe Mine, Kabwe, Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44314
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44314:4
GUID (UUID V4):7602a42f-3399-4b24-a642-bccbca87436f
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
20.5km (12.7 miles) ā“˜Lukali prospect, Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, Zambia
30.1km (18.7 miles) ā“˜Chiwanda Prospect, Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, Zambia
32.6km (20.3 miles) ā“˜Carmarnor Mine, Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, Zambia
48.6km (30.2 miles) ā“˜Millberg prospect, Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province, Zambia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
non-sulfide Zn deposits: a reanalysis of the Kabwe Zn-Pb ores (central Zambia) N. MONDILLO1,*, R. HERRINGTON2, A...Editor: Nigel Cook] ABSTR ACT The Kabwe Zn-Pb deposit (central Zambia) consists of a cluster of mixed sulfide...orebodies. The sulfide ores comprise sphalerite, galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite and accessory Ge-sulfides...mineralization, and was carried out on a suite of Kabwe specimens, housed in the Natural History Museum...non-sulfides, Kabwe, laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS), Zambia. Introduction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Leadville, United States; 5 = Upper Mississippi Valley district, United States; 6 = Franklin and Sterling Hill...Mississippi Valley-type district, Poland; 16 = Reocin, Spain; 17 = Sardinian Zn-Pb district; Italy; 18 = Larium...Hamman Nā€™BaĆÆls, Algeria; 21 = Zamanti Zn-Pb district, central Turkey; 22 = Angouran, Iran; 23 = Mehdiabad...Jabali, Yemen; 26 = Abu Samar, Sudan; 27 = Kabwe and Star Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas...Many zinc sulfide deposits originally contained galena and copper-iron sulfides. As these minerals are
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(Turkey), Jabali (Yemen), Cristal (Peru) and Kabwe (Zambia). The petrography of FeO/OH was investigated...ā€œunconventionalā€ metals in FeO/OH (i.e., Cr and Co at Kabwe; Y at Cristal) depending on whether the optimal...optimal pH-Eh conditions are attained. (D) In the Kabwe deposit, FeO/OH records heterogeneous geochemical conditions...primary sulfides (e.g., pyrite/marcasite, sphalerite, galena), and resulting in the precipitation of anhydrous...supergene section of deposits. An example is the Apex Mine (Utah, USA), where goethite and hematite contain
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
U. Haack Lead isotopes of the carbonate-hosted Kabwe, Tsumeb, and Kipushi Pb-Zn-Cu sulphide deposits...orogenesis in the Damaran-LuĀ®lian Fold Belt of Central Africa Received: 8 September 1997 / Accepted: 21...isotope ratios of galena from the carbonate-hosted massive sulphide deposits of Kabwe (PbZn) and Tsumeb...Tsumeb (Pb-Zn-Cu) in Zambia and Namibia, respectively, have been measured and found to be homogeneous and...characteristic of upper crustal source rocks. Kabwe galena has average isotope ratios of 206/204 Pb Āˆ 17
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Excelsior, Surprise (Lusaka 29 30 31 area, Zambia), Kabwe (Zambia), Berg Aukas and Tsumeb (Namibia); 3. Supposedly...Supposedly supergene deposits: Mumbwa area (Zambia), and Altenberg-Vieille Montagne (Belgium). 32 Textures...statistically 42 inhomogeneous, both at the district and at the deposit scale: high-T willemite from...formal description of the mineral from the Altenberg mine (Moresnet, 69 Belgium) and he named the new mineral...are Vazante (Brasil), Beltana (Australia), Kabwe (Zambia) 79 and Berg Aukas and Abenab (Namibia). These
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals of the KABWE MINE (ā€œBroken Hillā€) Central Province, Zambia MALCOLM SOUTHWOOD 7 Campbell Court...location of Kabwe in Zambia. Prepared by William Besse. Figure 2. Satellite image of the Kabwe mine site, showing... Figure 3. The Kabwe mine site, partially derelict. Michael Brook photo, 2004. T HE CITY OF KABWE, ZAMBIAā€™S...north of Lusaka, the capital (fig. 1). The name Kabwe means ā€œplace of smeltingā€ but refers to the pre-European...in the area (Notebaart and Korowski 1980). The Kabwe lead-zinc deposit was fortuitously discovered in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Namibia, Peru, Yemen and Zambia. The data are compared US with Zn isotope compositions...Ireland, Belgium, Poland, Namibia, Peru, Yemen and Zambia (Fig. 1), and compared, where AC possible, with...primary sulfides (9 samples of sphalerite and one galena) from the same areas. Of particular interest was...observed in some of the deposits (Belgium, Namibia, Zambia) that may have either a supergene or hypogene genesis...occur mainly in the Lower Carboniferous of the Central Midlands (e.g. IP Wilkinson et al., 2003; Wilkinson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Abstract A reanalysis of the Kabwe Zn-Pb nonsulphide ore (central Zambia): preliminary results N. Mondillo1...Federico II, Napoli, Italy The Kabwe Zn-Pb deposit, in central Zambia, was discovered in 1902 and mined...235 t Cd and 64 t Cu were extracted from the Kabwe mine during its lifespan, leaving 1.9 Mt of Zn-silicate...sulphide ores originally consisted of sphalerite, galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite and accessory Ge-sulphides...question, we decided to conduct a reanalysis of the Kabwe ores, speciļ¬cally focusing on the particular behaviour
Book
.^aU I i GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA SIMPLIFIED ,J^ljTangonyiko LEGEND ā–” 200 M^Iq"... In the same series A guide to the Insects of Zambia Elliot Pinhey and Ian Loe A guide to the National...DWoecraite of Zambia by GERALD COORAY, PhD, DIC, FGS Professor of Geology, University of Zambia and ANDREW...PhD Formerly Lecturer in Geology, University of Zambia colour illustrations by GOODFELLOW PHIRI Group...Cuprite b) Native Copper c) Vanadin" d) Sphalerite e) Galena f) Cerussite Rock-forming minerals, mafic (dark-coloured)
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Zinc Leached from Mining Residual Materials in Kabwe, Zambia: Possibility of Chemical Immobilization by Dolomite... School of Mines, The University of Zambia, Lusaka 32379, Zambia; meki.chirwa@gmail.com (M.C.); inyambe@gmail...and Zn to be lower than the effluent standards in Zambia. In contrast, the presence of magnesia in CD and...potential immobilizer to be implemented in Zambia. Keywords: mine waste; contamination; batch experiments;...immobilization; remediation; Kabwe; Zambia 1. Introduction Kabwe District was one of the most important
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
STUDIES OF SOME LATE PROTEROZOIC STRATABOUND ORES OF CENTRAL AFRICA M.J. HUGHES, H.J. WELKE and H.L. ALLSOPP...studies of some Late Proterozoic stratabound ores of central Africa. Precambrian Res., 25: 137--139. The preliminary...Damaran, Katangan and West Congolian fold belts of central Africa, and is confined to platform sequences that...Mississippi Valley-type ore association. Kabwe (formerly Broken Hill, Zambia) and Berg Aukas (Namibia) are the...that this occurred about 600 Ma ago. All of the galena lead isotopic trends are considered to have been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Neoproterozoic Nguba and Kundelungu rock successions, central African Copperbelt M.J. Batumike a,b,āŽ, J.L.H....evolution; Znā€“Pbā€“Cu 1. Introduction The Neoproterozoic central African Copperbelt is well known for its world-class...of the Congo (hereafter Congo) and northwestern Zambia (Fig. 1). A basal unconformity between the Katangan...are well exposed in the Nguba area (Fungurume district). The Roan Group consists of clastic sedimentary...and by logging of borehole cores from the Kipushi mine. A total of 115 samples (30 from Bunkeya, 50 from
Other Paper
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...Minerals Copper Copper 6 /Phelps Dodge Mining (Zambia) African Eagle Resources (UK) Copper Commodity
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
relevant results have been obtained on a batch of Kabwe specimens from the NHM Ores collection, and on drillcore...Cristal (BongarĆ”) prospect in Peru. Kabwe (=Broken Hill, Zambia) is a carbonate-hosted Znā€“Pb sulphide...sulphide deposit, where sphalerite, galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite and accessory Ge-sulphides are patchily replaced...Fe-oxy-hydroxides from the two deposits have shown that Ge at Kabwe is only hosted in willemite, and not in typical...is also important to evidence the difference to Kabwe, where the supergene mineral phases are essentially
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2004 Abstract The lead isotopic composition of galena from the Neoproterozoic sediment-hosted Zn-Pb sulphide...as well as that of galena from minor occurrences in the wider Rosh Pinah ore province was investigated...calculated l2- and x2-values for the Rosh Pinah ore province (around 10.2 and 42, respectively) are higher...V (Wartha and Genis 1992). The Rosh Pinah ore province has become famous for the Rosh Pinah Zn-Pb sulphide...Otavi Mountain Land (OML) and the Rosh Pinah ore province (RP) known reserves (Borg et al. 2003; Wartha
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ores at the Paleoproterozoic Black Angel deposit, central West Greenland S. Horn 1 & A. Dziggel 1 & J....Group. The ore consists of sphalerite, pyrite, and galena, with minor amounts of chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite...grains and is commonly surrounded by sphalerite, galena, and chalcopyrite. Deformation textures such as...tetrahedrite-freibergite and galena are enriched in Ag and represent the main Ag carriers. Galena also hosts substantial...et al. 2016; Rosa et al. 2016, 2017) located in central West Greenland, approximately 500 km north of the
Journal (issue)
: +27 82 416 5958 Aerzen the preferred AIR in Zambia TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS...Medium Voltage Inverter EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR for ZAMBIA E-mail: hdesai@newindiaelectricals.com Mobile:+91...attracts over 220 delegates 8 DEUTZ DIESEL POWER ZAMBIA BI appoints new financial director 17 AFRICA...23 WORLD MASTER 25 DEMAG 27 MMI STEEL 31 CENTRAL FREIGHT 32-33 Global skills shortage hits mining... GROUP R 34 Zambian engineer runs copper-gold mine in West Africa : ..............................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metals in the Lufilian Fold Belt, Shaba(Zaire), Zambia, and Angola R. UNRUG Department of GeologicalSciences...sideredasa regionaltectonicunit that hada specific Zambia, and southernZaire (Fig. 1). The Lufilian fold...late Proterozoic Lufilian fold belt, formed dur- Zambia and Zaire. Previous studies of mineraliza- tion...Angola,Zaire, and minor local deformationspresent. Zambia (Anonymous,1961; Legg, 1973; Francois, In the souththe...first Roan Group (Vasconcelos,1951) are exposedin a ZAMBIA' L UFILIAN FOLD BELT MINERALIZATION 1249 lo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
willemite prospects of the Zambezi Metamorphic Belt (Zambia) Maria Boni & Rosario Terracciano & Giuseppina...The most important orebodies are located around Kabwe and contain both sulphides and willemite in dolomites...willemite showings in Zambia may be part of a much bigger, and still unexplored, zinc province. Keywords Willemite...Willemite . Zn-spinels . Zambia . Hypogene/ Hydrothermal Introduction Many carbonate-hosted nonsulphide...West, Namibia, ca. 3.5 Mt @ 15ā€“25% Zn; Kabwe and Star Zinc, Zambia, ca. 13 Mt @ 20ā€“25% Zn; and Beltana,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Katangan sedimentary sequences of the Congoā€“Zambia central African Copperbelt; (4) Johannesburg, South...and cap carbonates in Brazil, Namibia and Congoā€“ Zambia, which represent an important guide for chronostratigraphic...the base metal deposits in Brazil, Namibia and central African Copper Belt are different in their metal...Subgroup; (3) the Kipushi and Kabwe deposits in the Kakontwe formation of the central African Copperbelt in D...deposits equivalent to those of the central African Copper Belt (Congoā€“ Zambia), Ghanzi (Botswana) and Klein
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
0.084 13.6 13.60 South Africa Mapochs Mine Rhovan Mine 1.5 0.52 1.5 1.06 1.60 Generally, VTM...Al)4 O10 (OH)2 Ā·4H2 O Bornite Cu5 FeS4 Sulfide Galena PbS Sphalerite ZnS Chalcocite Cu2 S Chalcopyrite...and silver-containing minerals (silver-bearing galena) are part of these ā€œore mixturesā€ [33ā€“35]. In very...elements [37,38]. For example, the Broken Hill Plant (Zambia) extracted cadmium as by-product from the hydrometallurgical...vanadate ore from Abenab West Mine, Namibia. After the closure of the Berg Aukas Mine and stoppage of the flotation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(Vazante, Brazil, ca. 28.5 Mt @ 18% Zn; Kabwe and Star Zinc, Zambia, ca. 13 Mt @ 20 to 25% Zn; Berg Aukas...processes, by comparison with similar ores occurring in Zambia (e.g., Star Zinc, Sweeney et al., 1991). The economically...18Ā°15ā€²36Źŗ E (Cairncross, 1997). The ore grade of the mine averaged Fig. 3. Simplified paragenetic sequence...surface, but was mined only to a depth of 600 m. The mine ceased operation in 1978. The Berg Aukas deposit...consist of coarse-grained sphalerite and minor galena which are partly intergrown with or even replaced
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
110. from one region, country or even a single mine, there is a significant potential for problems with...(CuInS2) are rare, and Se occurs preferentially in galena. The ore-forming processes and later metamorphism...Te-Se in epithermal deposits of the ā€œLa Carolinaā€ District, San Luis (Argentina) (Gallard-Esquivel et al...nonsulfide Zn deposits: A reanalysis of the Kabwe Zn-Pb ores (central Zambia)ā€™ where there are both mixed sulfide...magnetite skarns from the Bergslagen ore province, south central Sweden, have resulted in the discovery
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
many similarities to Vazante in Brazil and Kabwe in Zambia (Hitzman et al., 2003). Beltana is one of a...proposed: supergene enrichment of a sphalerite-galena ā€ Corresponding author: e-mail, iaing@perilya.com...31Ėš15ā€™S Callanna Beds (Diapir) Mt Painter Province X Mine (willemite) Willemite deposits Other mineral...Callanna Beds Willemite occurrence na oo Ar X N Mine (willemite) 1000 m t ul Fa 6608000N Reliance...drill traverses at and along strike of the Beltana mine (96 holes, 15,159 m) and at Reliance, which is situated
Report (issue)
Cerussite, anglesite, smithsonite, willemite, galena. Distribution: Many localities, even for fine...mines, 35 km south of Brazatortas, Ciudad Real Province, Spain. In France, large crystals from Poullaouen...Poullaouen, FinisteĢ€re; fine groups at the Les Farges mine, Ussel, CorreĢze, France. From Beresovsk, near Yekaterinburg...Kellogg, Coeur dā€™Alene district, Shoshone Co., Idaho. At the Society Girl mine, Moyie, British Columbia...Australia. From the Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco. At Kabwe (Broken Hill), Zambia. Name: From the Greek
 
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