Lake Ngami

Prospect in Botswana with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305126
MAS/MILS ID 7930000003
Record type Site
Current site name Lake Ngami

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 22.81814, -20.41364 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Botswana(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Botswana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 22.81814, -20.41364

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1975
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1991

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM, #SHB4369, 3/91, P.20.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-DEC-1994 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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