1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

O'Okiep

Producer in South Africa with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304534
MRDS ID W007948
MAS/MILS ID 7910050013
Record type Site
Current site name O'Okiep
Alternate or previous names Nababeep Section, Nababeep West, Jan Coetzee South West, Carolusberg Cehtral, Koperburg East, O'Okiep Section O'Okiep Cu Co Ltd., O'Okeip Section, Carolusberg Section, Nababeep North, Nababeep South, Nababeep Kloof, Nababeep Flat, Valentine, Jan Coetzee, Divide, Spektakel, Carolusberg West, Carolusberg Deep, Koperburg
Related records 10089065

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 17.8849, -29.59659 (WGS84)
Elevation 915
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andesine Unknown
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Hypersthene Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Phlogopite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 17.8849, -29.59659
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 791108

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1686
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1940
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name O'Okiep

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner O'Okiep Copper Co. Ltd.
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gold Fields Of South Africa Ltd.
    Interest 81
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mellon Securities Trust Co.
    Interest 18
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Description 1714000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1981
    Description 1714000 Mtpy Ore Mined 68000 Mtpy Cu Conc.(32.2% Cu)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 68000mt 32wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description 1669000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1982
    Description 1669000 Mtpy Ore Mined 63000 Mtpy Cu Conc. (32.3% Cu)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 63000mt 32wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description 1581000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1983
    Description 1581000 Mtpy Ore Mined 63000 Mtpy Cu Conc.(33.6% Cu)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 63000mt 34wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Description 1455300 Mt Ore
  • Year 1984
    Description 1455000 Mtpy Ore Mined 58100 Mtpy Cu Ocnc.(36.2% Cu)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 58100mt 36wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Description 1.54% Cu 1633000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1633000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Description 1633000 Mtpy Ore Mined 59844 Mtpy Cu Conc. (37.4% Cu)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 59844mt 37wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description 1.84% Cu 1765100 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1765100mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description 1765000 Mtpy Ore Mined 75400 Mtpy Cu Conc.(38.3% Cu)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 75400mt 38wt-pct
  • Year 1988
    Description 1.76% Cu 2005700 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 2005700mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Description 1.49% Cu 1945300 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 1945300mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Description 1.39% Cu 1981550 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 1981550mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1991
    Description 1.52% Cu 1871750 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1871750mt 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Indicated 17585000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 4.2 g/mt Silver Minor 1986
    Gold Au 0.18 g/mt Gold Minor 1986
    Copper Cu 1.73 wt-pct Copper Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 17850000mt ore
    Total resources 17850000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.78 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 16350000mt ore
    Total resources 16350000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Demonstrated 24453000mt ore
    Total resources 24453000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.83 wt-pct Copper Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Demonstrated 23260000mt ore
    Total resources 23260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.81 wt-pct Copper Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Demonstrated 20721000mt ore
    Total resources 20721000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.84 wt-pct Copper Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 16350000mt ore
    Total resources 16350000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINING 1988, P319. (12/31/86) MINING 1988, P319. (12/31/86)
  • TOTAL RESERVES AS OF 12/31/86; USED IN 1987 EVALUATION.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 5430
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1979

Comments on the workings information

  • ALSO REFERRED TO AS SPRINGBOK DISTRICT. AREA IS DRY AND DESERT-LIKE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    FINANCIAL TIMES INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOKS, MINING 1988,

  • Reserve-Resource

    1987, P. 319.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BROOKHUNT AND ASSOCIATES, P. 71 (1987 EDITION).

  • Reserve-Resource

    O'OKIEP COPPER CO LTD, ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING, P. 319 (1988).

  • Reserve-Resource

    FINANCIAL TIMES INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOKS, MINING 1992, P.311.

  • Reserve-Resource

    FINANCIAL TIMES INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOKS, MINING 1993, P.284.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP. SHEET SH 33-8, SCALE 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    COAL GOLD AND BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. SOUTH

  • Deposit

    AFRICA'S OWN MINI COPPERBELT, V.22, NO.12, FEB.1975, PP.

  • Deposit

    32-39.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, NOV.1972, P.193.

  • Deposit

    COAL GOLD AND BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. TRACKLESS

  • Deposit

    MINING 4,5M TONS LATER, V.23, NO.1, MARCH 1975, PP.28-41.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ. O'OKIEP-AN INTEGRATED COPPER MINING ENTERPRISE, JAN.

  • Deposit

    1947, PP.79-83.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. O'OKIEP LABOUR DEAL, DEC.1975.

  • Deposit

    LATSKY,R. THE MAGMATIC COPPER ORES OF NAMAQUALAND, TRANS.OF

  • Deposit

    GEOL.SOC.OF S.AFRICA, V.45, 1942, PP.107-149.

  • Deposit

    CORNELISSEN,A.K. NOTES ON BOTRYOIDAL AND STALACTITIC COPPER

  • Deposit

    ORES FROM NAMAQUALAND, TRANS.OF GEOL.SOC. OF S.AFRICA,

  • Deposit

    V.61, 1958, PP.367-376.

  • Deposit

    COAL GOLD AND BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA. MECHANISA-

  • Deposit

    TION AT O'OKIEP, V.23, NO.9, NOV.1975, PP.22-27.

  • Deposit

    BENEDICT,P.C., DE N. WIID,D., CORNELISSEN, A.K. AND STAFF,

  • Deposit

    O'OKIEP COPPER CO. LTD., PROGRESS REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY OF

  • Deposit

    THE O'OKIEP COPPER DISTRICT, CH.3 IN SOME ORE DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    SOUTHERN AFRICA: GEOL. SOC. OF S. AFRICA,JOHANNESBURG,V.2,

  • Deposit

    1964, PP.239-302.

  • Deposit

    HANGLE,J.B. TRACKLESS MINING AT O'OKIEP COPPER COMPANY

  • Deposit

    LIMITED, JOURNAL OF S.A.INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY

  • Deposit

    , AUG. 1973, PP.50-55.

  • Deposit

    STUMPFL,E.F., ET AL: THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE O'OKIEP

  • Deposit

    DISTRICT,SOUTH AFRICA: NEW DATA AND CONCEPTS, MINERALIUM

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITA, SPRINGER-VERLAG, BERLIN, 11, 1976, PP.46-70.

  • Deposit

    U.S.STATE DEPT. AIRGRAM A-256, JOHANNESBURG, JAN.11,1963.

  • Deposit

    O'OKIEP COPPER COMPANY LIMITED, 1973 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    O'OKIEP COPPER COMPANY LIMITED, 1977 ANNUAL REPORT.

  • Deposit

    ZYL, D. VAN, THE GEOLOGY OF THE O'OKIEP COPPER MINE,NAMAQUA-

  • Deposit

    LAND: UNIV.OF STELLENBOSCH ANN., V.42, SERIES A, NO.1,

  • Deposit

    68 P.

  • Deposit

    NEWMONT MINING CORP., 1976 ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    E&MJ EXPLORATION ROUNDUP, "O'OKEIP COPPER CO. EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    DEPT. USES DOWNHOLE AND OTHER GEOPHYSICS". 2/83, P.23.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ,"O'OKIEP COPPER CO. LTD. NEW DEPOSITS ARE STILL BEING

  • Deposit

    FOUND IN SOUTH AFRICA'S OLDEST MINING AREA". 2/83, P.48-51

  • Deposit

    E/MJ,"VCR STOPING TURNS O'OKIEP COPPER AROUND". 2/87,P.91-94

  • Deposit

    E/MJ,"NEW DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS". 3/27/87.

  • Deposit

    S.A. MINING, COAL, GOLD AND BASE MINERALS,"O'OKIEP MARKS

  • Deposit

    HALF-CENTURY". JULY 1987, P. 33-34.

  • Deposit

    MIN.J. 11/13/87, P. 415.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE,"USING SMELTER SLAG IN MINE BACKFILL".

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 1989, P. 118.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-DEC-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site