Khan Mine Prospect

Unknown in Namibia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159165
MAS/MILS ID 7920000014
Record type Site
Current site name Khan Mine Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.00154, -23.32686 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.00154, -23.32686

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 330M
    Width 1M
    Field Value
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910
Year of first production 1915

Mining district

District name Swakopmund

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MARTIN H 1965 THE PE GEOLOGY OF SWA & NAMAQUALAND P129

  • Deposit

    GEOL SOC AMERICA ABS WITH PROGRAMS 1972 P409

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-NOV-1991 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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