Copperbelt
Producer

Baluba

Copperbelt, Zambia
CopperCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSediment-hosted Copper
Model202: Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Carrollite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Linnaeite, Pyrite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1973
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10280210
MRDS IDW006894
Alternate namesLuanshya, Baluba Copper-Cobalt Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-13.04923, 28.33832
References
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