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Malachite from
Fitula Mine, Chingola 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:
Azurite1 photo of Malachite associated with Azurite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fitula Mine, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7391
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7391:2
GUID (UUID V4):6841f758-99bc-4827-a7a6-25bbc6ad03a7
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
9.1km (5.7 miles) Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
28.2km (17.5 miles) Mindola pit, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
35.0km (21.7 miles) Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
35.2km (21.9 miles) Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
38.9km (24.2 miles) Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
45.6km (28.3 miles) Tshinsenda (Kinsenda), Sakania Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
95.1km (59.1 miles) Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine), Ndola District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
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
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...rarely in large crystals. From Fitula and Mufulira, Zambia. At the Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco. From...From the Cap Garonne mine, near le Pradet, Var, France. In the Virneberg mine, near Rheinbreitbach, Rhineland-Palatinate...and in the Penberthy Croft mine, St. Hilary, Cornwall. From the Ojuela mine, Mapimı́, Durango, Mexico
Journal (issue)
Geological Survey ofMalawi . Mining and Prospecting in Zambia, with reference to the Geological Survey. By A...Department, Zambia; and A. R. Drysdall, DSc, . BSc, PhD, MIMM, Geological Survey Department, Zambia . Mineral...Remobilized Syngenetic Tungsten Deposit at Nyamalilo Mine. By A. J. Reedman, BSc, PhD, DIC,formerly Geological...Prospecting in Zambia with reference to the Geological Surv9 Fig. 1. Geology of Zambia; after Geological...stream sediments in part of north-eastern Kigezi . District . . . . . . . ,, '' 90 Beryllium content of stream
Report (issue)
\ \I Cover: The De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb mine (photograph by Dr Gabi Schneider, Geological Survey of Namibia)...a-Duftite Tsumebite (As-analog) Fe-tourmaline Zn-malachite Germanium-Ferritspinell Zn-olivenite Iron-tourmaline...from the Tsumeb deposit (Namibia) and the Clara mine, Schwarzwald (Germany). At Tsumeb, the phase occurs...zone along 30 Level. The material from the Clara mine is a sulphate-rich variety. 13 --, Type mineralogy...crusts of disordered crystals on iron oxides, malachite, wulfenite, cerussite and quartz. 14 2. Approved
Book
label: Aerial view of the Bingham Canyon copper mine, Kennecott Utah Copper, September 2003. Photo courtesy...Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of the Río 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, André Luiz Silva Pestilho, Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco
Book
reasons for the approach taken Mineral deposit or mine? A genetic model as the basis for exploration The...many geologists who have given their time during mine visits and responded to our queries. We have benefited...Decline Doline A downward inclined tunnel into a mine or potential ore body. A funnel-shaped depression...shaft excavated upwards for connecting levels in a mine or ore body. Ripping The removal of overburden...of the problems which face the mine geologist. The function of the mine geologist varies considerably
Report (issue)
of. elements, ·or ratios of elements in ·a district, mine, or other specified area. ·This of course...mountainous tropical terrain, Sto. Nino, .r.t>uritain Province, Philippines; W. W~ Brown et al; Report of Investigation...interest is the paper by G$y (1966) on tbe Marcona district, Peru, which not on1y illustrates a typical geopbysical...copper was found, and also for· the Nobabeep Flat mine, O'okiep, South Africa, where massive and vein sulfides...corresponding surface measurements, and engineering data for mine development. Various other applications make use
Book
Africa 20 South West Africa... 1 Tunisia 1 Zaire 3 Zambia _2 35 This volume total: Australasia Asia Africa...50, p. 164-168 Heim, Α., 1 9 3 4 , The molybdenum mine at Azegour: Soc. Econ. Geol., v. 29, p. 76-83..., Allanite et epidote dans des corneennes de la mine d'Azegour, Haut-Atlas: Serv. Geol. Maroc. Notes... Maroc): Libr. ünivers. Geneve, 88 p. Notes The mine at Azegour is located on the north side of the High...after 1956; the interest that the geology of the mine has aroused is shown by the large number of publications
Book
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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