North-Western
Producer

Kalengwa

North-Western, Zambia
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Katangan succession
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1969
Discovery year1963
Identification
Deposit ID10182917
Alternate namesKalengara
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-13.4592, 24.9989
References
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