Otjihase

Producer in Namibia with commodities Copper, Zinc, Sulfur-Pyrite, Palladium, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038989
MRDS ID M046489
Record type Site
Current site name Otjihase

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 17.36818, -22.38021 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 10 MILE NE OF WINDHOEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Palladium Critical Secondary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 17.36818, -22.38021

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Windhoek Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 9070000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1976
    Gold Au 9 g/mt Gold Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COUSINS AND VERMAAK, 1976, ECON. GEOL. V. 76, P. 287 - 305

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, MARCH 4, 1976

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.