Geological characteristics and metallogenic evolution of a copper deposit in Congo
The Zambia-Congo copper and cobalt deposit belt in central and southern Africa is the largest,highest copper grade,and largest cobalt resource reserve metallogenic belt in the world.This mineralization belt is controlled by the Lufilian arc-shaped tectonic belt,the ore body mainly occurs in the Roan Group of Katanga rock series,and some of it is located in the conglomerate at the bottom of the Nguba Group.By analyzing and studying the geological characteristics of typical ore deposits,it is believed that the mineralization of this deposit mainly underwent three stages of geological evolution,namely early sedimentary mineralization →late hydrothermal superimposed →epigenetic enrichment.The genetic type of the deposit is hydrothermal superimposed carbonatite-coarse clastic rock sedimentary stratabound copper deposit.