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Zone 5, Khoemacau Mining Cu-Ag deposits, Ghanzi-Chobe Belt, North-West District, Botswanai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zone 5 | Deposit |
| Khoemacau Mining Cu-Ag deposits | Group of Deposits |
| Ghanzi-Chobe Belt | Mineral Belt |
| North-West District | District |
| Botswana | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 39' 6'' South , 23° 12' 37'' East
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At Zone 5, metallic mineralization occurs in multi-stage quartz-calcite veins, along bedding, foliation and metamorphic cleavage. The main host lithologies for these ores are siltstone, limestone, and marlstone of the lower D’Kar Formation. High-grade mineralization is primarily hosted in variably deformed quartz-calcite veins. Mineralization at Zone 5 has been classified broadly into the diagenetic and later hydrothermal stages, the latter is the phase during which the Zone 5 ore body was deposited.
The Zone 5 Cu-Ag deposit in northwest Botswana extends for 4.2 km in length and contains a resource of 100 Mt grading 2% Cu and 21g/t Ag. Zone 5 is the main deposit in the Khoemacau district of the Kalahari Copperbelt.
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15 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Stromeyerite | 2.BA.40 | AgCuS |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Kalahari DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Choma-Kaloma BlockOrogenic Belt
- Kalahari basinBasin
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References
[1]Kelepile, Tebogo; Bineli Betsi, Thierry; Shemang, Elisha (2020) Metal sources and mineralizing fluids characteristics and evolution of the Khoemacau sediment-hosted Cu-Ag deposits, in the Ghanzi-Chobe Belt portion of the Kalahari Copper Belt. Ore Geology Reviews, 122. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103559
[2]Keeditse, Mpho, Watanabe, Yasushi, Arribas, Antonio, Echigo, Takuya, Knight, Catherine, Disang, Oarabile, Buamono, Hannah (2022) Diagenetic and epigenetic origins for
Cu‐Ag
mineralization in the Khoemacau Zone 5 deposit, Kalahari Copperbelt,
northwestern
Botswana. Resource Geology, 72 (1) doi:10.1111/rge.12286
