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Rossing

Producer in Namibia with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081098
MRDS ID W032800
Record type Site
Current site name Rossing

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.01819, -22.41357 (WGS84)
Elevation 576
Relative position 20 MILES NE OF SWAKOPMUND ON WALVIS BAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Comments on the location information

  • PAVED ROAD WITHIN SEVEN MILES OF THE DEPOSIT.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Monazite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Torbernite Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Dynamothermal Metamorphism

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGES 0.03% U3O8

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Rossing Formation-Metasediments;Kahn Formation-Px-Hbl Gneiss
    Rock description Rossing Formation-Metasediments;Kahn Formation-Px-Hbl Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.01819, -22.41357
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Late Prec Damara Orogenic Belt
Type of structure Local
Structure description Large Granite Pluton With Assoc. Dikes.

Ore body information

  • General form ELONGATE, TABULAR, IRREGULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip STEEP
    Thickness 426.72M
    Length 944.88M
    Width 457.2M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 426.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Migmatite

Comments on the geologic information

  • DOMAL STRUCTURE CLEARLY VISIBLE ON ERTS PHOTOGRAPHS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1928
Discoverer Captain And Mrs. Peter Louv
Year of first production 1976

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rossing Uranium Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCE URANIUM CONCENTRATE

Comments on the workings information

  • PLANNED DEPTH OF OPEN PIT IS 1000 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BERNING, ET. AL., 1976, DESCRIBES GEOLOGY AND THE EXPLORATION PROGRAM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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