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Biotite schist from
Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Type:Biotite schist
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite schist data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi District, North-Western Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1291287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1291287:8
GUID (UUID V4):41e5c961-6e81-466d-a00f-919005c1f914
References
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Thesis/Dissertation
AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE KANSANSHI CU-(AU) DEPOSIT, NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCE, ZAMBIA by Timothy J. Mac Intyre...Geological Engineering ii ABSTRACT The Kansanshi Cu-(Au) mine exploits a structurally controlled deposit...southern Africa. It is currently the largest active Cu mine in Africa, with a total endowment of nearly 12 Mt...finer-grained disseminations in carbonaceous phyllite and schist wallrocks. The veins and associated disseminated...in domes along the crest of the NW-SE trending Kansanshi antiform. The deposit occurs within the Domes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sediment-hosted Cu deposits . Central African Copperbelt . Zambia . Molybdenite . Re-Os ages . Synorogenic Alan...Copperbelt—the world’s most important metallogenic province of this type, with ~220 Mt of contained Cu. Early...versus synorogenic models at the metallogenic province scale. In this paper, 15 new Re-Os age determinations...during inversion of the rift basins and concomitant north-vergent folding and thrusting that define the PanAfrican...200 km Tenke Fungurume Kamoa ZCB Likasi 11° ZAMBIA Magnetic footprint of Hook batholith DRC h is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Uranium in the KatangaSystem of Northwestern LUIGI Zambia MENEGHEL AGIP S.p.A.-ZambiaBranch,Lusaka,Zambta...formationat the marginsof the Kabompo, Mwombezhi, and Solwezi domes. The mineralization occursas disseminationsor...in the Shaban and as it includes the Shinkolobwe mine (Derricks and Vaes, 1956; Derricks and Oosterbosch...of the arc, particularly at Kalongwe,Menda, KaIn Zambia,the sequenceis subdividedfrom bottom sompi,Swambo...exposed, 56 U OCCURRENCE, KATANGA SYSTEM, NW ZAMBIA 57 FIG.1. Distribution of the Katangasystem (afterDemesmaeker
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MOORE 445 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ONGANJA COPPER MINE, NAMIBIA: A LINK BETWEEN NEOPROTEROZOIC MESOTHERMAL...MESOTHERMAL CU(-AU) MINERALIZATION IN NAMIBIA AND ZAMBIA J.M. MOORE Geology Department, Rhodes University, P...The Onganja copper deposit is hosted by quartz-biotite-plagioclase schists of the Kuiseb Formation in...>97) and early/distal scapolite (Me 41 to 51) – biotite zones. Chlorite geothermometry indicates temperatures...temperatures >400 oC are estimated for the scapolite-biotite zone. Stable isotope values from calcite, pyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization in the Domes Area, Lufilian Arc, northwestern Zambia M. Cosi a, A. D e B o n i s a, G. G o s s o b,...mineralization in the Domes Area, Lufilian Arc, northwestern Zambia. In: G. Ga~iland K. Schulz (Editors), Precambrian...kilometers in the Domes Area of the Northwestern Province of Zambia, close to the Zairean border (Fig. I ). It...southern Africa between the Congo Craton in the north and the Kalahari in the south, form a curved zone...Lufilian Arc of southern Zaire and central-northern Zambia (Cahen and Snelling, 1966; Clifford, 1967, 1970;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
geochemistry of the Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits, NW Zambia Robin Bernau & Stephen Roberts & Mike Richards...Abstract The Lumwana Cu (± Co ± U) deposits of NW Zambia are large, tabular, disseminated ore bodies, hosted...quartz–feldspar ± biotite ± muscovite ± haematite ± amphibole and intervening quartz–feldspar ± biotite schist. The...are typically developed within a biotite–muscovite–quartz–kyanite schist, although mineralization locally...shadows on porphyroblasts, suggest a top to the north shear sense. The sulphides are deformed by a strong
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VEIN-HOSTED MINERALIZATION AT THE KANSANSHI COPPER DEPOSIT, NORTHERN ZAMBIA HEIDIE I. TORREALDAY, MURRAY W...Abstract The Kansanshi copper deposit in the Pan-African Damaran-Lufilian fold belt of northern Zambia consists...mineralization was continuous for 10 m.y. or the Kansanshi deposit includes two pulses of mineralization...latter suggestion. The ages of mineralization at Kansanshi are broadly similar to those determined for other...deposits, including Kansanshi, may have been metamorphic in origin. Introduction The Kansanshi copper deposit
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...south of Lusaka Start of production 65km west of Solwezi Location Remarks - Cu mineralization occurs...37-year mine life. Appendix II-5 (1) Mineral Development and Exploration Projects in Zambia 1 84
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dome: The Copperbelt Ore Shale in Northwestern Zambia NICK STEVEN† Rockwater Consulting, 10 Evergreen...target. Kalumbila occurs within a moderately (40o) north- northwest-dipping band of Wamikumbi Formation carbonaceous...mineralization at the Kalumbila prospect in North Western province, Zambia (Fig. 1). This mineral deposit type...Paleoproterozoic (~2.0 Ga) Finnish Ni-Cu-Zn black schist deposits are evident (Loukola-Ruskeeniemi, 1991;...presented for a potentially important mineral district, where the high-precision geochronological database
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Examples from the Irish Zn-Pb district, the McArthur River Zn-Pb-Ag district, the Ruby Creek Cu-Co deposit...deposit, and the Kansanshi copper deposit are presented to illustrate the type of information that can be...core of quartzbiotite schist from the Kansanshi copper deposit, northern Zambia. The drill core has been...ferroan dolomite also extends out into the quartz-biotite schist. The extent of this disseminated ferroan dolomite...from the Kansanshi deposit in Zambia, which consists of copper-bearing veins cutting biotite schist, reveals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Chalcocite Shear zone hosted Amphibolite Retrograde biotite–epidote schists Damara Belt 3D modelling Exhumed...complete replacement of amphibolites by biotite–epidote and biotite–chlorite–epidote schists that host the...inïŹltration and the retrogression of amphibolites to biotite–epidote schists leads to strain localization into...units leading to the pervasive retrogression to biotite–epidote schists that dominate the central parts...gneisses in the Domes Region of the LuïŹlian Arc in Zambia. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at Gameleira and Serra Verde, Carajàs Mineral Province, Brazil: constraints from Re-Os molybdenite ages...mineralization in the northern Carajás Mineral Province. Molybdenite from the Gameleira iron oxide CuAu-Mo...Leveille Phelps Dodge Exploration Corporation, One North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA A.-J. de...structural evolution is complex. The Carajás Mineral Province hosts several Cu-Au(-Mo) deposits (Fig. 1) for...The Cu-Au(-Mo) mineralization in the Carajás province is commonly spatially associated with Archean
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dolomitic marble, carbonaceous quartz schist and quartz-biotite-dolomite schist con­ taining garnet, scapolite...Aynak deposit, are located in the Kabul Copper District, an area of 800 square kilometres situated within...2005a). Located about 30 km SSE of Kabul in Logar Province, the Aynak deposit has been exploited by arti­...divided into two prospects namely Central Aynak and Western Aynak (Figure 2). Published accounts (AGS and BGS...mineralizing processes which may be important in mine development and exploration for further resources
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evalleyis probablya similarrift (Fig. 1). The western part of the territory is coveredby Kalaharisandswhichmay...Rhodesiashowinglocalitiesof datedsamples. KEY TO FmURE 1 1. Kansanshi 13. Lusaka granite 2. Nchanga-Chingola 14....Bukandaprospect 18. NkombwaHill 19. Mivula Hill 20. Aries Mine 21. Chapalapatagranite 22. Lusandwasyenite 11....metavolcanicsand altered basic intrusives, with a dominant north-east trend. Intense deformation,metamorphismand...some evidence that the Muva, which extends as far north-east as Isoka, is also representedby quartzitesand
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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...metal is considered as a potential by-product by Western United Mines, much more detailed investigations...Nkout deposit is part of an emerging iron ore province in West and Central Africa. It is an oxide facies...Top (Yuryakh field). The Rb/Sr age of the early biotite-potassium feldspar (potassic) alteration at Peschanka
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,...Schuh, Richard A. Leveille, Isabel Fay, and Robert North 269 Stephen E. Box, Boris Syusyura, Reimar Seltmann
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started in...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...Cooper VMS mineralization in the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: petrochemistry and recent developments
Report (issue)
CUNEY 2008). About 25% of these reactors are in North America and 37% are in Europe (Fig. 1-2). Given...engineered. Once an ore deposit is discovered, a mine is developed and U extracted by a variety of mining...(Velichkin et al. 2005), the Paterson Basin in Western Australia (McKay & Miezitis 2001) and the Thelon...gold mining. In Namibia, the large Rössing open cut mine has been in operation since 1976, and currently...production through the Akouta underground mine and Arlit open pit mine. China had U mines fully operational
Book
Oranjemund Group (Gariep Belt) cropping out in the western borders of Namibia and South Africa. They were... These rocks were characterized by ‘a general north-northeasterly trend’, and du Toit (1927) attributed...Precambrian rocks of northeastern South America and western Africa, including similarities in structural and...provided the ïŹrst apparent polar wander path for Western Gondwana (Fig. 3). The ïŹrst geochronological data... viii Fig. 3 First apparent polar wander path of Western Gondwana for the late Ediacaran-Ordovician after
Book
Olivine and Melilite . . . , . . . . Biotite . . . . . . . . . . . . Sphene ....Scapolite Magnetite Zircon Corundum Haematite Biotite Oligoclase Hornblende Andesine Olivine LabradoCordierite...Nepheline *Melilite Staurolite Kyanite * Muscovite *Biotite Apatite Topaz Beryl *Talc in every sections...cases), very faintly coloured). Andalusite Biotite Cassiterite Chlorite* Apatite Augite* Beryl Chlqritoid*...Pleochroic. Chlorite (some vars.) Cassiterite Biotite Chloritoid (some vars.' Corundum Augite (most Enstatite
Report (volume)
Northern Arabian –Nubian Shield (Egypt, Sudan, and western Arabia) 277 CHUMAKOV, N. M. Glacial deposits...M. The Neoproterozoic glacial formations of the North and Middle Urals 289 CONTENTS vii CHUMAKOV...diamictites of the Tarim Block, NW China 367 North America MACDONALD, F. A. The Hula Hula Diamictite...Neoproterozoic (Cryogenian–Ediacaran) deposits in East and North-East Greenland 581 RICE, A. H. N., EDWARDS, M...continental interior to rift and pericratonic basins in western Baltica 613 KUMPULAINEN, R. A. & GREILING, R
Journal (volume)
Minerals Separation Plant at 60 Report Antelope Gold Mine (m.d.) .... 241 Antimony Ores in Rhodesia 131 Aramayo-Francke...moves office to Geneva 196 Areaehap Copper & Sulphur Mine 184 Report Arizona Copper 53 (m.d.) Arsenic. Collecting...Gold Mine ol A. M. Matheson (m.d.) Assavs of Complex Tin Ores 119 Associated Gold ilines of Western Australia...Report Broken HiU Block 14 308 Report Broken HiU, North 246 Report Broken HiU Proprietarv 358 (m.d.) Broken...Borneo Coal in New South Wales Coal in Nigeria Coal -Mine. State, at Lithgow (m.d.) .... (m.d.) 119 1.56
Journal (volume)
Bolivia's Case for the League of Xations 2^1 Greenside Mine. Borlase, W. H Emmons and Grnner (m.d.). . 2r)3...at Repqft Dolcoath Mine Dolcoath's Financfs Dolcoath's Future Dollv Varden Mine Draper, Murray "211...Gold Mines Flats and Sops in Furness Flin-Flon, Mine Option on Flin-Flon Ore-body Flotation Litigation...Schwarz (m.rf.) Kalgoorlie, Strike at Kalgurli Mine Closes Katathemiometer, Dr. Hill's Keeley Silver...Gases from Water {m.d.) Killifreth Mine, Geology of Kingsdown Tin Mine 31, 100, 161, 22o, 293, Kirkland
 
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