Uisiscor

Producer in Namibia with commodity Tin
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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231629
MAS/MILS ID 7920000005
Record type Site
Current site name Uisiscor
Alternate or previous names Uis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 15.00152, -20.99696 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Columbite Unknown
Tantalite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 15.00152, -20.99696

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1200M
    Width 75M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1962

Mining district

District name Northern Belt

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner South African Iron And Steel Industrial Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity 2400
    Capacity Units MT CONC/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT CONC
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1965,DEKUN,NICOLAS,THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1973-74,E/MJ,INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING,NEW YORK

  • Deposit

    1929,GEVERS,TW,ETAL,TRANS GEOL SOC S AFRICA,VOL 32

  • Deposit

    1971,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON

  • Deposit

    1972,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON

  • Deposit

    1969,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 27

  • Deposit

    1970,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 27

  • Deposit

    1969,MINING MAGAZINE,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 1

  • Deposit

    1970,MINING MAGAZINE,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 1

  • Deposit

    1964,PELLETIER,RA,MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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