Descriptive models, grade-tonnage relations, and databases for the assessment of sediment-hosted copper deposits with emphasis on deposits in the . the Congo and Zambia: USGS Report 2010-5090-J

Taylor, Cliff D; Causey, J Douglas

ISBN 10: 1288886691 / ISBN 13: 9781288886692

Published by Bibliogov, 2013

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• Title: Descriptive models, grade-tonnage relations, and databases for the assessment of sediment-hosted copper deposits with emphasis on deposits in the . the Congo and Zambia: USGS Report 2010-5090-J
• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1288886691
• ISBN 13: 9781288886692
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Central African Copperbelt (CACB) is one of the most important copper-producing regions of the world. The majority of copper produced in Africa comes from this region defined by the Neoproterozoic Katanga sedimentary basin of the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and northern Zambia. Copper in the CACB is mined from sediment-hosted stratabound copper deposits associated with red beds and includes the giant deposits in the Kolwezi and Tenge-Fungurume districts in the DRC and the Konkola-Musoshi and Nchanga-Chingola districts in Zambia. In recent years, sediment-hosted structurally controlled replacement and vein (SCRV) copper deposits, such as the giant Kansanshi deposit in Zambia have become important exploration targets in the CACB region.