(Facility) Tsumeb Copper Smelter

Plant in Namibia with commodity Copper
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  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280340
MAS/MILS ID 7920001001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Tsumeb Copper Smelter
Alternate or previous names Tsumeb

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 17.71367, -19.22534 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 17.71367, -19.22534

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Tsumeb
    Interest 100

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Hunter U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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