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Malachite from
Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Copperā“˜8 photos of Malachite associated with Copper at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:651331
Long-form Identifier:1:3:651331:3
GUID (UUID V4):f508d7c6-08e6-43da-9cda-a5f97b061133
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
29.1km (18.1 miles) ā“˜Mindola pit, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
34.7km (21.6 miles) ā“˜Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
38.9km (24.2 miles) ā“˜Fitula Mine, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ā“˜Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
40.1km (24.9 miles) ā“˜Tshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
47.0km (29.2 miles) ā“˜Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
77.3km (48.0 miles) ā“˜Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine), Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
copper-cobalt smelting slags from the Copperbelt Province, Zambia M. VIĢTKOVAĢ1,*, V. ETTLER1, Z. JOHAN2...Cu-Co smelters (Nkana, Mufulira, Chambishi) in the Copperbelt Province, Zambia, were studied from mineralogical...presence of secondary metal-bearing phases, such as malachite (Cu2(CO3)(OH)2), brochantite (Cu4SO4(OH)6) and...evaluated further. K EY WORDS : slags, smelting, Copperbelt, Zambia, copper, cobalt, clinopyroxene, leucite....most abundant sulphide minerals of the Zambian Copperbelt are bornite (Cu5FeS4), followed by chalcocite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review Bohdan KrĢŒĆ­bek 1,...Soil, Drainage and Vegetation in the Zambian Copperbelt Mining Districts: A Review. Minerals 2023, 13...School of Mines, University of Zambia, Lusaka P.O. Box 32379, Zambia Department of Geology, Faculty of...processing on a large part of the Zambian Copperbelt mining district was carried out by the Czech Research...Geology Department, University of Zambia, and the Geological Survey of Zambia in the period 2002ā€“2018. This
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BELT. GRAY. INTRODUCTION. THE Katanga-Rhodesia CopperBelt extendsin a NW.-SE. direction from Musonoiin...Rhodesia,which includethe Roan Ante- lope, N'Kana, Mufulira and N'Changa mines. All these depositsare similar...generalgeology. and ore depositsof parts of this district havebeendescribedin considerable detail by many...their atten- tion to a particularpart of the copperbelt. The Belgiangeologists were interestedprincipally...ore-bearingsedimentsin the variousparts of the district, combinedwith the flat, heavily forested topography
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)
Nchanga copperā€“cobalt deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt Received: 8 April 2005 / Accepted: 25 October... Springer-Verlag 2005 Abstract The Zambian Copperbelt forms the southeastern part of the 900-km-long...the most signiļ¬cant ore systems in the Zambian Copperbelt and contains two major economic concentrations...phases are partially or completely replaced by malachite and copper oxides. Carrollite is the major cobalt-bearing...tourmaline, and chlorite. Quartz veins from the mine sequence show halite-saturated ļ¬‚uid inclusions,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ECONOMIC Vote. XXVII THE MUFULIRA GEOLOGY JUNE, x932 COPPER DEPOSIT, No. 4 NORTHERN RHODESIA.... ANTON GRAY. xā€¢xRor)ucxxoā€¢r. Mufulira Mine is in the N'Kana Concession,in the RhodesJan, or southern...southern,part of the CentralAfrican CopperBelt (Fig. 1). The copper-bearing outcropson the propertywere discovered...outputof x5oo tonsper day. 3t5 316 ANTON GRAY. Mufulira is destinedto be a large and importantproducerof...concernedwith the economicpossibilitiesand prospectsof the mine. It is a descriptionof the geologyof the depositas
Book
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
.... The South-Central African Metallogenetic Province .............. Summary and Conclusions.........."The Geology and Development of the Roan Antelope Mine," by D.C. Sharpstone, privately printed, London... ' _Ɵ ā€¢. Fro. z. Map showinglocationof the CopperBelt and N'Kana Conces- sionin NorthernRhodesia (Courtesy...Roan Antelope Mine. 0 Gray, Anton, op. cit., p. x2. ORES OF NORTHERN RHODESIA COPPERBELT. 371 KATANGAā€¢...the copperbelt. Later Intrusives.--Gray granite intrudesthe ore bedsat the Roan, N'Kana, Mufulira and
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...Resources (UK) 7 /Copperbelt Minerals Copper Copper 6 /Phelps Dodge Mining (Zambia) African Eagle Resources
Catalog/List
arsenopyrite. 3x2~x1t", Ā£13.00 . 5. Hingston Down Mine: nr. C~llington, Cornwall. Rich apple green micro...crystalline mass with much bright green radiated MALACHITE in assQciation. Very colouful specimen. 6. ~RTHURITE...CABRERITE (Magnesian Annabergite). Laurium, Attica district, Greece. Light green small sharp crystals lining...Specimen B, 1~1fx1", Ā£3.2Sp 17. CASSITERITE. Seal Hole Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Bright deep brownish sharp... 1-tx1tx1" , Ā£12.00 1B. CASSITERITE. Blue Hills Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall. Rich heavy light brown mass
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...sulfide. Native silver is common. Some deposits in Zambia and Republic of Congo contain carrollite, Co-pyrite...zone are fairly stable minerals in the oxidizing mine environment, and pyrite occurs only as trace amounts...should be used to guide mining plans where acid mine drainage caused by oxidizing pyrite must be avoided
Catalog/List
Posjnadcit< II:. langitc,Main S1ope. DmkMine. Gunnosloke.ComwallScoley sky blue drusc on killns...RefMine. Gwinear.C omwnll fa RWD C:indlc wax ltke growihs...Reference example Ml Ā£8 9.MMine. GuMislakc.Com-.nll Quanz rich wAf...reference sample M Ā£20 20.Cassitcriic \:ls,.Polberro Mine. St Agnes. Cornwall ,\nrncti\C lus1rous cquan1 c...specimen.Ml Ā£25 22.Goctlu1c,Rcs1orrncl Royal Iron Mine. Lost,\lth1el.C omwall Rich bot')oidal i:oc1h11e
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MARGARET E. GREEN Abstract This is, for the Zambian Copperbelt,a very small but rich copper-cobaltdeposit, at...altered to amphibolite-scapolite rocks. RhodesJan Copperbelt," editedby Mendelsohn. Mining started in 1962... s.., Ćø OF CHIBULUMA WEST OREBODY ZAMBIAN COPPERBELT ""* :'ā€¢ā€¢ANGA ā€¢ 401 MILES ā€¢UFULIRA ,Jā€¢ ....INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY :.'.'.'.'. LOWER ROAN ZAMBIAN o COPPERBELT' ; '\\ ā€¢,. % %%% Ɵ NDOLA BWANA MKUBWA...BasementComplex These rocks are representedon the mine by a quartz-microcline-biotite schist which varies
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Proterozoic Mines Series, Tenke-Fungurume Cuā€“Co district, Democratic Republic of Congo I. Fay & M. D. Barton...deposits in the Tenke-Fungurume district of the Central African Copperbelt were examined to evaluate the...consumption . Central African Copperbelt Introduction The African Copperbelt, an arcuate band of Neoproterozoic...southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo into northern Zambia (Fig. 1a, b), contains some of the worldā€™s most...generally restricted their work to the deposit or district scale (e.g., Oosterbosch 1951; BartholomĆ© 1974;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization at Luiswishi and Kamoto, Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) Hamdy A. El Desouky...Luiswishi and Kamoto deposits in the Katangan Copperbelt is hosted by the Neoproterozoic Mines Subgroup...superficial zone and in surface outcrops, with malachite, heterogenite, chrysocolla, and azurite as the...the basement rocks. Keywords Central African Copperbelt . D.R. Congo . Stratiform Cuā€“Co mineralization...Introduction Since the discovery of the Central African Copperbelt (CACB) in the early 1890s, both mining companies
Report (issue)
Association: Olivenite, mottramite, azurite, malachite, wulfenite, calcite (Tsumeb, Namibia); bayldonite...bayldonite, beudantite, mimetite, cerussite (Cap Garonne mine, France). Distribution: Many minor localities. Abundant...Fitula and Mufulira, Zambia. At the Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco. From the Cap Garonne mine, near le...le Pradet, Var, France. In the Virneberg mine, near Rheinbreitbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. From...and in the Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. From the Ojuela mine, MapimıĢ, Durango, Mexico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ā€¢'1ā€¢7] Cuva LOBITO Jr BENGUELA Jr BINGE ENGLISH MINE E+ + GRANDE + + 0 50 100 k rn + + Fro. 1...weathering obscure the evidence of mineralization. Malachite and chrysocollastaining of the lower Cretaceoussandstonesmay...was relatively well flushed English mine and oxigenated. English mine was the site of a mining operation...feldspathic but a massivegossandevelopedover the old mine sandstones at the base of the Cretaceous. One oc-...eraplacement must have stonesthat, to the east of the old mine site, directly beena recentevent. The copperconcentrations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyry-typedepositsand mineralizedgneisses. the border of Zambia with Zaire (Fig. 1A). It lies Introduction within...of central Africa. The sul- THE copper belt of Zambia stretchesfor approximately150 km fromKonkolain...the 1838 STABLE ISOTOPE & GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES, ZAMBIA 1839 caseof a narrowbelt of depositsrunningfromKonkola...iston the geology and the ore depositsof the copperbelt; the contents of many of these papershave been...in anyof the units.Thisbardata on ā€¢80 values of mine waters from the area are ren gap is believedto representa
Report (issue)
14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Asbestos ore Lead ore. Balmat mine, N . Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...not yet discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered.............................. . 19 African Copperbelt, Zambia and Zaire ............................................. 3. Navajo Sandstone cemented by malachite and with remaining pores filled with cuprite and...the Kaibab Limestone replaced by chalcedony, malachite, and chrysocolla ........................ 5. Diagram
Catalog/List
axinite. 2x1~x1t", Ā£1ā€¢ā€¢ 5~ 11. AZURITE. HEnderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Choice bright blue ball-like...little light green Malachite in association. 3x2~x1~", Ā£16.5~ 12. BARYTES. Dalmellington Mine, Frizington,...matrix. 2~x17", Ā£33.00 15. NATIVE BISMUTH. Botallack Mine, St. Just, Cornwall. Bright metallic silvery masses...matrix. 25x15 mm. Ā£6.50p 17. BOTALLACKITE. Levant Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall. apecimen A: Small bright green...matrix. 2tx1tx1", Ā£2.25p 18. BOURNONITE. Herodsfoot Mine, Lanreath, Cornwall. Specimen A: Select silvery-grey
Catalog/List
Calcite. 2xl". Ā£4.50. 4. NATIVE ARSENIC. Bidi Mine, Borneo. Choice, silvery grey, pure solid mass showing...display. 4x~x2". Ā£28.00. ATACAMITE. Duke of Cornwall Mine, Kadina, S. Australia. Pure, bright green, botryoidal...Specimen B - Itxlxi". Ā£2.50. AZURITE. Henderson Mine, Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.A. Bright blue, botryoidal...on a Quartzose matrix with minor light green Malachite in association. Colourful and interesting specimen...specimen. ~x2txli". Ā£13.00. AZURITE. South Caradon Mine, st. Cleer, Cornwall. Rich, bright blue, lustrous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Central African Copperbelt, which stretches across the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic...Lufilian foreland is located to the northeast of the Copperbelt. Recently sediment-hosted stratiform copper occurrences...Although the stratiform copper mineralization in the Copperbelt is mainly concentrated in the Roan Group sedimentary...(digenite, covellite, and minor native copper), with malachite and chrysocolla as the main oxidation products...56-0.53 Ga felsic province External Fold and Thrust Belt 0.76-0.73 Ga mafic province Domes Region Zambezi
Journal (issue)
development of geochemical prospecting on the Copperbelt of Zambia, I repeat the abstract by Ben Goscombe et...due course. Plans are underway for a Zambian Copperbelt visit and possibly one to assess the apparent...spans about 75 years since the copper deposits of Zambia were found hidden beneath the forest. But twenty-five...rail-head at the time was at Broken Hill Lead-Zinc Mine (Kabwe). Williams needed to haul copper and the...the Congo border, close to the huge Mufulira copper deposit. That mine was covered by a deep mantle of soil
Catalog/List
<2x1t", Ā£4. SOp /-. " 9. AUTUNITE." South Terras Mine, St. ~e~; Cornwall. Pale green flakes and masses...little greenish Malachite in places. 2~2x1t", Ā£18.00 11. AZURITE. Sir Domoni r Mine, Mt. Painter, S....3-~x2il-x2", Ā£23.00 14. BARYIES. Mt. Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall. Specimen A: Lustrous creamygrey...mass. 1~x1x~", Ā£3.50p 15. BARYTOCALCITE. Nentsberry Mine, Alston Moor, Cumberland. Fine lustrous golden-brown...3x2-}x1i.-", Ā£9.00 16. BARYTOCALCITE. Nentsberry Mine, Alston Moor, Cumberland. Select sharp tabular crystals
Catalog/List
crystalised. Quartz. 2xlf". Ā£9.00. 4. Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, N.S. WalSS, Australia. Very fine sharp... ATACAMITE. Mina La Farola, Copiapo, Atacama District, Chile. Choice, bright green, radiated "stars"... Ā£8. DO. 11. 12. 13. 14. AURICHALCITE. 79 Mine, Gi~a Co., Ari~o~a, U.S.A. Specimen A - Select,...attractive specimen. 2txltxlt". Ā£4.50. AZURITE. Bou Sko~r Mine, Atlas Mts., Morocco. Specimen ~ - A choice group...approx. 1" in length. There is "partial green Malachite co:Jt,ing on the sides of some of the crystC'ls
 
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