| Deposit ID | 10135407 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7920000083 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Okurusu |
| Geographic coordinates: | 16.78479, -20.03031 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Namibia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Namibia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| (1) | 16.78479, -20.03031 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | South African Iron And Steel Industrial Corp.(Iscor) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1972 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7920000083 |
BATTELLE INSTITUTE.WORLD MARKET FOR FLUORINE MINERALS AND
CHEMICALS.JUNE 1973.GENEVA,SWITZ.P.A.104.
GEOLOGIC MAP OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA.GOVT.PRINTER.PRETORIA,S.A.
1963.SCALE 1:1,000,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OF"SEVERAL" MILLION TONS WITH CAF2 CONTENT OF ABOUT 50% AND SIO2 CONTENT OF 10%. ORE CAN BE UPGRADED BY HAND-SORTING TO 75%CAF2. NO PLANS TO EXPLOIT AS OF 1972 BECAUSE OF TRANSPORT COSTS TO SOUTH AFRICA. BETHLEHEM STEEL HAS A DEPOSIT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN FROM OKURUSU WITH 80%CAF2&14%SIO2-WILL REQUIRE FLOTATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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