Copperbelt
Producer

Konkola

Copperbelt, Zambia
CobaltCopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Copper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model202: Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Azurite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite, Carrollite, Pyrite
Other materialsDigenite
Geology
Host rockSchist,Quartzite,Argillite,Siltstone,Arkose,Conglomerate · Roan Series-Arenaceous Beds;Muva Group
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1924
Identification
Deposit ID10207788
MRDS IDW006893
Alternate namesKonkola North, Konkola Copper Mines [KCM], Mushoshi, Chililabombwe, Konkola Deep, Bancroft Copper-Cobalt Deposit, Kirila Bomwe (Kirila Bombwe), City of ChililabombweBancroft, Kirila Bomwe South Ore Body (Kirila Bombwe South Ore Body), Kirila Bomwe North Ore Body (Kirila Bombwe North Ore Body), Konkola Division
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-12.3215, 27.7903
References
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