引言 从地质上看,开普省西北部属于基巴拉(Kibara)造山带(1200百万年)的南部,此造山带穿过中非,一直向东非延伸。几百年以来,这个地区就因为有重大经济意义的奥基普区(O′okicp distrikt)铜矿床而知名。现今,这里每年提供大约30000吨铜类金属,它和帕拉博拉(Palabora)以及梅辛纳(Messina)一起同属南非的三个最重要 INTRODUCTION Geologically, the northwestern part of Cape Province belongs to the southern part of the Kibara orogen (1200 million years), which extends through Central and Central Africa and extends eastward. For centuries, the area has been known for its economically important O’okicp distrikt copper deposit. Today, there are about 30,000 tons of copper metal available each year, together with Palabora and Messina, belong to the three most important of South Africa