CGS Foreign Development Cooperation

Zambia

Regional mapping project – Muyombe and Luwumbu River areas, NE Zambia

The regional mapping at a 1:100,000 scale, with assessment of the geo-potential of Muyombe-Luwumbu terrain, was initiated in 1999 as a joint project involving the Czech Geological Survey and the Geological Survey of Zambia, with the collaboration of the British Geological Survey, as part of the ERIPTA project supported by the World Bank. The major objectives were to carry out regional geological mapping and to assess the mineral resources of an area of about 4 500 km². The acquisition of basic geological field information involved the gathering of geological, structural, metamorphic, geochemical, and geochronological data in this remote and unmapped area. The project covered a multidisciplinary program toward establishing the geological and structural evolution of NE Zambia, with a special emphasis given to the mineralisation and the field evaluation of industrial mineral resources.
More info ....

Emerald mineralization in the Kafubu area, Zambia

The project conducted by the CGS in 2001 was undertaken on the request of the Zambian Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Lusaka. Emerald is by far the most important gemstone mined in the country and the Zambian government is looking for ways to boost the efficiency of its emerald mining sector. In the past two decades, Zambia has become a significant gem-producing country. The Kafubu area, being believed to produce up to 20 per cent of the world emerald production, represents an important economic potential for Zambia.
More info ...