Industrial mineral resources of Zambia

Mitchell, Clive ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-5668. 2000 Industrial mineral resources of Zambia. In: 3rd Southern African Minerals Conference, Durban, South Africa, 1 -3 October 2000. (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

Zambia has for many years been heavily dependent upon the mining of copper which, combined with cobalt production, represents over 98% of mineral sales and 75% of export earnings (1997 figures). The industrial minerals industry within Zambia has therefore been inevitably tied to the fortunes of these two metals. The recent privatization, and break up, of ZCCM (Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines) has led to a resurgence in investment in the mining sector. Many analysts have predicted that there will be a positive effect on the Zambian economy, stimulating construction and infrastructure development and increasing the demand for industrial minerals. This paper summarises the available information on the industrial mineral resources of Zambia. Ten industrial minerals are described, with reference to some of the work carried out over recent years by the British Geological Survey, in conjunction with the Geological Survey Department of Zambia.

Item Type:	Publication - Conference Item (Paper)
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Economic Minerals
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	17 Dec 2009 15:51 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8834

Item Type:

Publication - Conference Item (Paper)

Programmes:

BGS Programmes > Economic Minerals

NORA Subject Terms:

Earth Sciences

Date made live:

17 Dec 2009 15:51 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8834