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Uis Mine

Producer in Namibia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081094
MRDS ID W032796
Record type Site
Current site name Uis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 14.81818, -21.1303 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF UIS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Columbite Gangue
Tantalite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORES AVERAGE 0.1-0.15% SN.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 47
USGS model code 15b
Deposit model name Sn veins

Nearby scientific data

(1) 14.81818, -21.1303
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1958

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Iscor
  • Type Owner
    Owner South African Iron And Steel Industrial Corp., Ltd (Iscor)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 15000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.14 wt-pct Tin Major 1977

Comments on the workings information

  • MULTIPLE BENCH ? STRIPPING RATIO 2:1

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 789.6 ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 62.

  • Production

    WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977; E/MJ 1978

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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