Copperbelt
Producer

Mufulira

Copperbelt, Zambia
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model200: Sediment-hosted Cu, Revett
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Chalcocite, Pyrite
Other materialsChrysocolla, Malachite
Geology
Host rockWacke · Lower Roan
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1933
Discovery year1923
Identification
Deposit ID10255912
MRDS IDW032841
Alternate namesMufulia (misspelling), Mufulira West
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-12.5198, 28.2285
References
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