Abenab Mine

Producer in Namibia with commodity Vanadium
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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280224
MAS/MILS ID 7920000016
Record type Site
Current site name Abenab Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 17.32148, -19.28704 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Vanadinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 17.32148, -19.28704

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1965, PELLETIER, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1946, SCHWELLNUS,CM, TRANS GEOL SOC OF SOUTH AFRICA, VOL 48,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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