Geology, geochemistry, and exploration of the Central African Copperbelt: a review

K Igor Azeuda Ndonfack, Z Yang, J Zhang… - International Geology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Data collated from the literature is used to summarize the petrogenesis of Central African Cu
deposits located in the Neoproterozoic Katangan basin, the most mineralized basin on Earth …

Assessment of soil metal distribution and environmental impact of mining in Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo)

O Pourret, B Lange, J Bonhoure, G Colinet… - Applied …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal and metalloid (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Pb and Zn) distribution in soils from the
Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) is investigated in order to characterize …

The Central African Copperbelt: diverse stratigraphic, structural, and temporal settings in the world's largest sedimentary copper district

MW Hrtzman, D Broughton, D Selley, J Woodhead… - 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Central African Copperbelt, including the Zambian Copperbelt, Congolese
Copperbelt, and deposits in the North West Province of Zambia, is the world's largest and …

Copper provinces

HR Sillitoe - 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
It has been recognized for the past century that copper deposits, in common with those of
many other metals, are heterogeneously concentrated in Earth's upper crust, resulting in …

[HTML][HTML] A critical comparison between the Fungurume 8 and 88 Cu-Co deposits, Central African Copperbelt

RC Rosenfels, BP von der Heyden - Ore Geology Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The Fungurume 88 deposit located in the Tenke-Fungurume Mining (TFM) district is situated
in the northern extent of the Central African Copperbelt (CACB). It is an unusual sedimentary …

Diagenesis and mineralization in the Central African Copperbelt, implications from the reflectance of pyrobitumen and Kübler (illite crystallinity) index

Q Liu, P Mambwe, R Littke, P Muchez - International Journal of Coal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central African Copperbelt stands out as one of the world's largest sediment-
hosted Cu-Co provinces, contributing to over 60% of global Co production. A …

Structural configuration of the Central African Copperbelt: Roles of evaporites in structural evolution, basin hydrology, and ore location

D Selley, R Scott, P Emsbo, L Koziy, MW Hitzman… - 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Central African Copperbelt is the world's premier sediment-hosted Cu province.
It is contained in the Katangan basin, an intracratonic rift that records onset of growth at~ 840 …

Microtectonics and fluid evolution in the Katanga Supergroup (Tenke Fungurume Mining District): Evidence of pre-to post-orogenic Cu-Co mineralization in the Central …

P Mambwe, J Torres, D Jacques, S Dewaele… - Journal of African Earth …, 2024 - Elsevier
The sediment-hosted stratiform copper-cobalt deposits in the Central African Copperbelt
(CACB) are renowned for their resource potential, encompassing Cu-Co (Ni, U) and Cu-Zn …

3D structural and geological modeling of the Kwatebala Cu–Co deposit, Tenke-Fungurume district, Democratic Republic of Congo

SB de Oliveira, LG Bertossi - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Kwatebala Cu–Co deposit is one of the giant deposits of the Central African
Copperbelt and is part of the Tenke-Fungurume district, the world's largest known resource …

[PDF][PDF] Sedimentary evolution and stratigraphy of the~ 765-740 Ma Kansuki-Mwashya platform succession in the Tenke-Fungurume Mining District, Democratic …

P Mambwe, F Delpomdor, S Lavoie, P Mukonki… - Geologica …, 2020 - lirias.kuleuven.be
The origin of the Mwashya Conglomerate at the base of the Mwashya Subgroup in the
Lufilian Belt is uncertain since it is considered as either a tectonic or as a sedimentary …