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Geochemistry and geotectonic setting of Late Proterozoic Katangan basic rocks from Kibambale in central Shaba (Zaire)
The Late Proterozoic Katangan basic rocks (dolerites and basalts) outcrop** at Kibambale in central Shaba (Zaire) are classified as...
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Dewatering concepts at Zambian Copperbelt Mines
During the financial year 1992/93, Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd (ZCCM) Ltd pumped a total of 263 million tonnes of water from its various...
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Organic Matter and its Significance for the Genesis of the Copper-Bearing Shales (Kupferschiefer) from the Fore-Sudetic Monocline (Poland)
Geochemical data for the organic matter (OM) in the Fore-Sudetic copper-bearing shales have been collected and evaluated. They were also compared...
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Konkola Deep Mining Project: Concept and planning
It is the hope of the authors that this paper would at least partially fulfil its purpose of making the reader aware of the conceptual planning...
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On the Association of Ore Deposits with Stromatolites
Several stratiform ore deposits show the following characteristics: (1) close association with stromatolites; (2) occurrence along the borders of a...
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Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits of Continental Rift Environments
In Chapter 6 (Sect. 6.2.2) we introduced the subject of continental rifts and aulacogens, and their related mineral deposits. In this chapter, we...
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Lead isotopic signatures at the Klein Aub Mine, Namibia — Implications for mineralisation models
Pb and U isotopic data have been obtained for stratabound, sediment-hosted Cu-mineralisation and igneous, volcanic and sedimentary rocks from other...
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Geological Processes and Hydrothermal Mineralisation in Plate Tectonic Settings — Mineral Exploration
The Earth’s outer layers, namely, the lithosphere and the asthenosphere have an important role in the mechanisms of plate tectonics. The outermost...
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Geotectonic and Metallogenic Analysis of Orogenic Belts
In this chapter we discuss the geotectonic and metallogenic analysis of the Late Proterozoic Pan-African orogenic belts of Africa, and the...
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Hydrothermal Systems
In this chapter the types of hydrothermal activities and systems responsible for the genesis of a wide range of mineral deposits are described....
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Crustal Evolution, Global Tectonics and Mineral Deposits
The theory of sea-floor spreading and the “new” global tectonics, including the more recent ideas on accretionary tectonics, has permitted a much...
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Mineral Deposits and Metallogeny: Indicators of Earth’s Evolution
Major types of mineral deposits exhibit distinct changes in composition and geological setting from Archean to Recent time. These changes include...
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The origin and economic potential of sandstone-hosted disseminated Pb-Zn mineralization in pyritic shale horizons of the Mid-Proterozoic Newland Formation, Montana, USA
Pyritic shale horizons of the Newland Formation (Belt Series, Mid-Proterozoic) show striking similarities to Proterozoic pyritic shales elsewhere...
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The metallogenic relationship between Birimian and Tarkwaian gold deposits in Ghana
The traditional concept of the Early Proterozoic gold deposits in Ghana — i.e. gold-bearing shear zones overlain by Tarkwaian paleoplacers containing...
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“Background” δ34S values of Kupferschiefer sulphides in Poland: pyrite-marcasite nodules
Regional “background” δ 34 S values of pyrite-(marcasite) nodules throughout the Zechstein basin in Poland have been measured to help estimate the...
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The Idaho cobalt belt, northwestern United States — A metamorphosed Proterozoic exhalative ore district
In the Idaho cobalt belt, originally exhalative, stratiform mineralization within the Proterozoic Yellow-jacket Formation has become increasingly...