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Otjiwalundu

Past Producer in Namibia with commodities Sodium, Cobalt
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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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102208
MRDS ID I000421
Record type Site
Current site name Otjiwalundu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.58481, -18.74709 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Comments on the location information

  • IN NORTHERN NAMIBIA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sodium Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.58481, -18.74709
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years LATE 1970'S

Comments on development

  • PRODUCTION DISCONTINUED DUE TO PROXIMITY OF THE BORDER WAR ZONE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1989, NAMIBIAN RETURN: V. 313, NO. 8038, P. 226

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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