Luanshya

Zambia· CopperbeltUnknown
Contained Copper
5.0 Mt
Average Grade
2.79%
Deposit Type
Sediment-hosted Stratiform Copper (SSC)
Discovery Year
—

Overview

Basement schist and granite has quartz veins with chalcopyrite, pyrite, and pyrrhotite

Geological Context

Host Rock: Silty argillite (U. Proterozoic)

Geological Province: 7246

Resources & Operations

Operator: CNMC

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS