Kobos Copper Deposit

Prospect in Namibia with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207478
MAS/MILS ID 7920000030
Record type Site
Current site name Kobos Copper Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 17.05152, -23.29684 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 17.05152, -23.29684

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1995

Mining district

District name Kobos Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 138000mt ore
    Total resources 138000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.6 g/mt Gold Major 1996
    Copper Cu 1.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, "COPPER DISCOVERY IN MANIBIA", P68, JAN. 96

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-AUG-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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