Otjosondu Mine

Unknown in Namibia with commodity Manganese
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280313
MAS/MILS ID 7920000013
Record type Site
Current site name Otjosondu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 18.30149, -21.03694 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Jacobsite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) 18.30149, -21.03694

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1951, DE VILLIERS, JE, TRANS GEOLSOC SOUTH AFRICA, VOL 54

  • Deposit

    1964, MARTIN, ORE RESOURCES IN SOUTHWEST AFRICA AND NAMAQUAL

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.