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The role of supermountain belts and climatic controls on the genesis of copper deposits in the Kupferschiefer and the Central African Copperbelt
Sedimentary rock–hosted stratiform copper deposits are the world’s second largest source of copper and the largest source of cobalt, with about 73%...
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Textural and geochemical evidence for two-stage mineralisation at the Kamoa-Kakula Cu deposits, Central African Copperbelt
Ore in the Kamoa-Kakula deposits (Democratic Republic of Congo) is dominated by fine-grained Cu sulfides disseminated in Cryogenian diamictite matrix...
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Constructing Priors for Geophysical Inversions Constrained by Surface and Borehole Geochemistry
Prior model construction is a fundamental component in geophysical inversion, especially Bayesian inversion. The prior model, usually derived from...
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Efficiency of Soil Geochemistry as a Powerful Tool in Targeting of Hidden Deposits During Mineral Exploration: A Case Study of the Sediment-Hosted Kibamba Copper-Cobalt Deposit of the Lufilian Arc, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Lufilian Arc of Neoproterozoic formed during the Pan-African orogeny in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to its south-east in the Republic of...
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Age of the Zambian Copperbelt
The sediment-hosted stratiform Cu ± Co deposits and prospects of the Central African Copperbelt are characterized by two intimately associated...
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Impacts of climate change on agriculture and household welfare in Zambia: an economy-wide analysis
Rainfed agriculture is the primary impact channel for agrarian economies like Zambia, but it is uncertain how future climate will be and by how much...
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Exploring distribution of potentially toxic elements in soil profiles to assess the geochemical background and contamination extent in soils of a metallurgical and industrial area in Kosovo
This geochemical study explored the distribution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), such as As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sb, Tl, U, and Zn, along...
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Spatial variations in fluid composition along structures hosting unconformity-related uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Canada: implications for ore-controlling factors
Unconformity-related uranium (URU) deposits in the Athabasca Basin occur in local areas near the intersections of the basal unconformity of the basin...
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The age, metal source and genesis of the Nifty copper deposit in the context of the geological evolution of the Paterson Province, Western Australia
The Nifty Cu deposit, hosted in Neoproterozoic shales and dolomitic mudstones of the Paleo- to Neoproterozoic Paterson Province, Western Australia,...
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The African Metallotects of Southwest Gondwana
The African portion of Southwest Gondwana is endowed with an enormous wealth of mineral resources. Certain types of ore deposits occur in...
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Stable isotope and fluid inclusion study of sediment-hosted stratiform copper deposits from the Neuquén Basin, Argentina
The Los Chihuidos and El Porvenir deposits of the Neuquén Basin are examples of sediment-hosted stratiform Cu deposits generated by interaction of...
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A Geological and Isotopic Framework of Precambrian Terrains in Western Central Africa: An Introduction
This chapter presents an up-to-date geological map of Western Central Africa, the region of equatorial Africa extending from the East-African rift to...
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Orebody geometry, fluid and metal sources of the Omitiomire Cu deposit in the Ekuja Dome of the Damara Belt in Namibia
The Omitiomire Cu deposit (resource of 137 Mt at 0.54% Cu) in the Ekuja Dome of the Damara Belt in Namibia is hosted by an anastomosing, low-angle...
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Diagenetic origin of the stratiform Cu–Co deposit at Kamoto in the Central African Copperbelt
Sediment-hosted stratiform ore deposits that underwent metamorphism and orogenesis are interpreted either to have a multiphase origin that might in...
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Ecosystem Services in African Headwaters
Headwater regions are the key element in environmental services providing the human societies with several critical flows of values according to the...
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Determination of the Appropriate Geometry of Footwall Drifts Using Numerical Analysis Technique
Mufulira underground mine has been facing great geotechnical challenges due to crown pillars left after mining which act similar to stress windows...
