Kolwezi

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the· ShabaUnknown
Contained Copper
5.0 Mt
Average Grade
4.40%
Deposit Type
Sediment-hosted Stratiform Copper (SSC)
Discovery Year
1940

Overview

Ore beds broken by thrust faults and stacked one over the other. Siliceous dolomite bed lies between two ore-bearing beds

Geological Context

Host Rock: Dolomitic, carbonaceous, pyritic shale and siltstone (U. Proterozoic)

Geological Province: 7291

Resources & Operations

Operator: Glencore

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS

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