Copperbelt
Producer

Luanshya

Copperbelt, Zambia
CopperUraniumCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryUranium, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model202: Sediment-hosted Cu, reduced-facies
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsBiotite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Dolomite, Microcline, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1931
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10280971
MRDS IDDE00067
Alternate namesRoan Antelope
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-13.1132, 28.3735
References
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