| Deposit ID | 10073117 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018949 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosh Pinah Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 16.76825, -27.94666 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 70 KM NE OF ORANJEMUND, 22 KM N. OF ORANGE R. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Namibia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Namibia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Celsian | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Witherite | Gangue |
| Result | BOREHOLES AVERAGE 2 TO 18% ZN, 0.5 TO 6% PB, 0.05 TO 0.8% CU. |
|---|
| Model code | 208 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 31a |
| Deposit model name | Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 13 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kapok Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Kapok Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | 16.76825, -27.94666 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On W. Flank Of A Nw- Sse Trending Anticlinorium. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A Single Fault Adjacent - East Of The A Orebody |
| General form | STRATABOUND AND STRATIFORM TABULAR BODIES |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Discoverer | M.D. Mc Millan |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | S. African Iron And Steel Corp. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018949 |
MENZIE AND MOSIER, 1985, GRADE, TONNAGE AND LITHOLOGIC DATA FOR SEDIMENT-HOSTED SUBMARINE EXHALATIVE ZN-PB AND SANDSTONE-HOSTED PB-ZN DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-206, 17 P.
MC MILLAN, M.D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF WITPUTS - SENDELINGSDRIFT AREA: UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH UNIT, BULLETIN 4, 176 P.
E/MJ INTL. DIR. 1975, P.
MENZIE AND MOSIER, 1985
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | B OREBODY IS 1 TO 45 M. THICK AND AT LEAST 600 X 400 M. IN AREA. EXTENT OF 2 OTHER OREBODIES IS UNCLEAR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1977 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1988 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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