| Deposit ID | 10231629 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7920000005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uisiscor |
| Alternate or previous names | Uis Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 15.00152, -20.99696 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Namibia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Namibia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Columbite | Unknown |
| Tantalite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 15.00152, -20.99696 |
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| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 75M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| District name | Northern Belt |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | South African Iron And Steel Industrial Corp |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7920000005 |
1965,DEKUN,NICOLAS,THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA
1973-74,E/MJ,INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING,NEW YORK
1929,GEVERS,TW,ETAL,TRANS GEOL SOC S AFRICA,VOL 32
1971,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON
1972,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON
1969,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 27
1970,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 27
1969,MINING MAGAZINE,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 1
1970,MINING MAGAZINE,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 1
1964,PELLETIER,RA,MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-1996 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.