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Nchanga, Chingola, Mimbula, Fitula, Luano
Zambia
Main commodities: Cu Co




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2012.     Record last updated: 07/01/2014
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Nchanga

Chingola

Mimbula

Fitula

    Selected References
Fleischer V D, Garlick W G,and Haldane R  1976 - Geology of the Zambian Copperbelt (Exerpt by Garlick and Haldane covering Nchanga): in Wolf K H, (ed),  Handbook of Strata-bound and Stratiform Deposits; II. Regional Studies and Specific Deposits Elsevier, Amsterdam   v6, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ag Deposits pp 256-274
McGowan R R, Roberts S  and Boyce A J  2006 - Origin of the Nchanga copper–cobalt deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt: in    Mineralium Deposita   v40 pp 617-638
McKinnon D, Smit N J  1961 - Nchanga: in Mendelsohn F (ed),  Geology of the Northern Rhodesian Copperbelt McDonald, London    pp 234-275
Roberts S, McGowan R and Boyce A,  2005 - Origin of the Nchanga copper-cobalt deposits of the Zambian Copperbelt: in Mao J and Bierlein P (Eds.), 2005 Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, Springer,   v.1 pp. 171-173
Roberts S, Palmer M R, Cooper M J, Buchaus P and Sargent D,  2009 - REE and Sr isotope characteristics of carbonate within the Cu–Co mineralized sedimentary sequence of the Nchanga Mine, Zambian Copperbelt: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.44 pp. 881-891
Selley D, Broughton D, Scott R, Hitzman M, Bull S, Large R, McGoldrick P, Croaker M and Pollington N,  2005 - A new look at the geology of the Zambian Copperbelt: in   Economic Geology, 100 Anniversary Volume, Society of Economic Geologists,    pp. 965-1000
Sweeney M, Turner P, Vaughan D J  1986 - Stable isotope and geochemical studies of the role of early diagenesis in ore formation, Konkola Basin, Zambian Copper belt: in    Econ. Geol.   v81 pp 1838-1852


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