Description
This five-day pre-conference field trip visits the Zambian Copperbelt which is part of the world class Sedimentary Hosted Cu-Co (SHC) district, the Central African Copperbelt. The CACB is the world’s largest and highest-grade sedimentary copper province, hosting around 14 mineral deposits with an overall mineral endowment of approximately 275 Mt of contained copper (+ >5Mt Co).
The trip will focus on the geology and mineralization of the classical Copperbelt and commences with Air-travel arriving at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport (Ndola, Zambia). Subsequently, participants will travel on a short ride in a group bus by road, to nearby town Kitwe which will be the base for the entire trip.
Participants will have the opportunity to examine key stratigraphic drill holes at the Kalulushi core repository, which will set the scene for understanding the geology and stratigraphy in which these deposits occur. Following the visit to Kalulushi, the trip will visit two of the historic Copperbelt mines, Nkana and time permitting Nchanga, which host copper deposits positioned in the lower parts of the ZCB stratigraphy, within the Roan Group of the Katangan Succession.
The last visit and highlight of the trip will be a visit to examine drill core from KoBold Metal's flagship Mingomba project. This is located at the northern end of the Zambian Copperbelt. After visiting the Mingomba project, participants will then end the trip and return travel is recommended from Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport, Ndola on September 26.
About the Leaders
Murray Hitzman
iCRAG
Murray is Science Foundation Ireland Professor in the School of Earth Sciences, University College Dublin and Director of the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG). He previously served as Associate Director for Energy and Minerals at the U.S. Geological Survey, Charles Fogarty Professor of Economic Geology at Colorado School of Mines, policy analyst in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Senate, and exploration geologist conducting mineral exploration worldwide. Hitzman has B.A. degrees in anthropology and geology from Dartmouth College, an M.S. in geology from University of Washington, and a Ph.D. in geology from Stanford University. He currently serves as Technical Advisor for KoBold Metals.
Elijah Mwelwa
Lubambe Copper Mine Limited
A geologist with 22 years of experience in mining and mineral exploration for both base metals and gold. Participated in producing a BFS for Lubambe Mine re-opening and was recently involved in the pre-feasibility study of the Lubambe Extension area. Competent in planning and executing diamond drilling programs. Conversant with the use of QGIS and CAD tools for mineral resource and ore reserve estimation.
Has carried out green field project planning, target generation, and supervision of discovery teams. Elijah has also been involved with drillhole planning, contract negotiation, and supervision. Can use QGIS, Oasis Montaj, and Datamine software for effective geological planning and interpretation.
A team player keen on passing on his skills and knowledge to upcoming geoscientists to give them a foothold in this noble profession. Able to provide visible and leadership that positively impacts the careers of fellow geoscientists.
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Robert Kaemba
University of Witwatersrand
Robert is an experienced Economic Geologist and completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Applied Geology at University of Leicester, U.K. in 2007. He has spent the majority of his career working on early stage to advanced stage Sediment Hosted Copper (SHC-type) mineral exploration in the Central African Copperbelt, initially as an Exploration Geologist and in several other capacities thereafter. He has worked on projects in various geological settings of the Central African Copperbelt from inception to completion, at different scales. Rob is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG), member of the SEG DEI committee, and is a member of the SEG Council. He has participated in previous SEG conferences and was a Speaker at the SEG2022 conference in Denver as well as a panelist at SEG 2023 in London. He is also an M.Sc. Candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and has particular interest in the nature and characteristics of sulfide mineralization in the Central African Copperbelt.
Registration
Due to high interest in this trip, SEG is working with trip leaders to potentially secure additional spaces. Thank you for your understanding.
Early Deadline: July 22, 2024
Regular Deadline: September 12, 2024
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