| Deposit ID | 10183475 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 7920000039 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elbe Onganja |
| Alternate or previous names | Onganja Prospectelbe |
| Geographic coordinates: | 17.5015, -22.11359 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Namibia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Namibia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Orthoclase | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| (1) | 17.5015, -22.11359 |
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| Length | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 75M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rio Tinto Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2900000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7920000039 |
MINING JOURNAL, NAMIBIAN RETURN, 9/22/89, P.226.
1965,MARTIN,THE PRECAMBRIAN GEOL OF SW AFRICA & NAMAQUALAND
1973,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON,P 343
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-JAN-1995 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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