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Kombat - Asis Ost

Producer in Namibia with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084850
MRDS ID W700064
Record type Site
Current site name Kombat - Asis Ost

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 18.01815, -19.78034 (WGS84)
Relative position 65 KM S OF TOWN OF TSUMEB.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Galena Ore
Tennantite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Otavi Dolomite
    Rock description Otavi Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 18.01815, -19.78034
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Tsumeb Corp. Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.31% Cu, 2.17% Pb (Kombat)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name KOMBAT
    Estimate year 1973
    Demonstrated 1100000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.93 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
    Lead Pb 3.07 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Name KOMBAT
    Estimate year 1973
    Inferred 1400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.71 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
    Lead Pb 2.27 wt-pct Lead Major 1973
  • Type In-situ
    Name ASIS OST
    Estimate year 1973
    Demonstrated 700000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.79 wt-pct Copper Major 1973
    Lead Pb 1.05 wt-pct Lead Major 1973

Comments on development

  • 40,000 MTPM MILL (KOMBAT).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PELLETIER, R.A., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH CENTRAL AFRICA: CAPETOWN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, P. 126-129

  • Production

    PELLETIER, 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit KOMBAT LENSE HAS STRIKE LENGTH OF 1.5 KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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