Gamsberg Zn-Pb Prospect

Prospect in Eastern Cape, South Africa with commodities Zinc, Lead
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073112
MRDS ID W018942
Record type Site
Current site name Gamsberg Zn-Pb Prospect
Related records 10305004

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 18.85158, -29.0466 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM E OF AGGENEYS (AGGENEIS ?), 128 KM E. OF OKIEP IN NW CAPE PROVINCE (NAMAQUALAND)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Eastern Cape(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Eastern Cape

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR AGGENEYS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 18.85158, -29.0466

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Newmont, O. Okiep

Comments on the production information

  • START-UP SCHEDULED FOR 1980

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 82000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.4 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975
    Lead Pb 0.55 wt-pct Lead Trace 1975

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PLAN START UP FOR 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1975, MINING JOURNAL 9-5-75 P. 165

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL 9-5-75 P. 165

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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