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Brandberg West

Past Producer in Namibia with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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  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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081096
MRDS ID W032798
Record type Site
Current site name Brandberg West

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 17.21978, -22.13015 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TIN-WOLFRAM CONCENTRATE

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 17.21978, -22.13015
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner South West Africa Co., Ltd.

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 111.6 ; ECON.YEAR: 1977 ; ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1978; MM 1980

  • Reserve-Resource

    E/MJ 1978

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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