Permissive tracts for sediment-hosted stratabound copper resources: 002rfceCu1000b

Central Carbonate Ecaille tract

Marine carbonaceous strata of the Neoproterozoic Mines Subgroup that overlie Neoproterozoic continental clastic rocks of the Roches Argilo-Talqueuses (R.A.T.) Subgroup, Katanga Basin

Tract ID

002rfceCu1000b

Country

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zambia

Commodity

Study area name

Central African Copperbelt

Deposit type

sediment-hosted stratabound copper

Grade-tonnage model

Sediment-hosted stratabound copper—Reduced facies-carbonate écaille

Geologic age

Geologic feature age	Neoproterozoic

Identified Cu resources

61,000,000metric tons

Results of the assessment

Assessment date	2010
Estimators	Cliff D. Taylor, David Broughton, Mike Christie, Susan Frost-Killian, Timothy Hayes, Murray Hitzman, Doug Jack, Sharad Master, Jon Woodhead, and Michael Zientek
Assessment depth	2km
Quantitative assessment	Yes

Estimated number of deposits

Number of deposits	Confidence level
50	90%
85	50%
180	10%
180	5%
180	1%

Mean estimated deposits	100	±49	(49%)

Probability of mean	0.45
Probability of no copper	0

Estimated deposit density

Known deposits	Total deposits	Area (sq km)	Deposit density per 100,000 sq km
52	152	3,538	4300

Mean estimated tonnage

Copper	130,000,000

Undiscovered copper resource

Confidence level	95%	90%	50%	10%	5%
Tonnage	25,000,000	49,000,000	120,000,000	220,000,000	240,000,000

Economic analysis

Bibliographic references

General	Zientek, Bliss, and others (2014)

Zientek, M.L., Bliss, J.D., Broughton, D.W., Christie, Michael, Denning, P.D., Hayes, T.S., Hitzman, M.W., Horton, J.D., Frost-Killian, Susan, Jack, D.J., Master, Sharad, Parks, H.L., Taylor, C.D., Wilson, A.B., Wintzer, N.E., and Woodhead, Jon, 2014, Sediment-Hosted stratabound copper assessment of the Neoproterozoic Roan Group, Central African Copperbelt, Katanga Basin, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 20105090T, 162 p., and spatial data, http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20105090T.

Deposits and prospects associated with this tract

Name	Type	State	Country	Details
Bumen	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
unnamed	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Deziwa	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kabunda North	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kalukundi West	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kampina	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kisanfu	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kakontolwa	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Chabara	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kabwelunono	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kabwimia	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kakavilondo	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kalabi	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamoya West	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamoya East	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kampase	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kanshishi	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kansongwe	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Karajipopo	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Karoano	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Karoanzo	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kasombo I	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kasombo II	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kesho	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kingamyambo	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kinsankata	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Likasi	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Ludjiba	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Manda	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mashitu	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Pungulume Southeast	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mukandila	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mupapala	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Musonie East	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mutaka North	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mwati	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Nimura	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Nioka East	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Nioka West	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Pumpi	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Pumpi South	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Pungulume	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Sefu	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Shandwe	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Shimbidi	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Shinkusu	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Siniaparara	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Zaka	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kebumba	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mabaya	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kabolela East	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kampesimpesi	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kanunka	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kilamusembe	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Judeira	prospect	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kiwana II	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Taratara	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Lufomboshi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Saafi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Shamitumba	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Etoile Extension	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Bangwe	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Luita	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamatanda	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Karavia	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kababankola	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kazibizi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kalumbwe-Myunga	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Niamumenda	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kipoi North	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kasonta South	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamwale	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kasonta	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Karu East	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Disele/Kankeru	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kipapila	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Lukuni	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kananga	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Luiswishi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamoya	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kabolela North and South	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kalukundi-Kii	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Shituru	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Principal-Anticline	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mutoshi Northwest	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mutoshi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
M'Sesa	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mukondo	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamfundwa	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mutoshi (breche)	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kakanda East-Kakanda North-Kakanda South	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Lupoto	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Fwalu	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Dilala East	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mwandinkomba	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kolwezi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Etoile	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Ruashi	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Luishia	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kwatebala	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Tenke	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Fungurume	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kansalawile-Mambilima	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kambove Principal-Kambove West	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Mutanda-Ya-Mukonkota	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
DIMA	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details
Kamoto-KOV-Musonie-Mupine	deposit	Katanga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Details