Omaruru River Deposits

Prospect in Namibia with commodity Tin
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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134838
MAS/MILS ID 7920000082
Record type Site
Current site name Omaruru River Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.33481, -21.26366 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.33481, -21.26366

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DEKUN,N., THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF AFRICA, ELSEVIER PUBL.

  • Deposit

    CO., N.Y., 1965, P.472.

  • Deposit

    GEVERS,T.W., AND FROMMURZE, H.F., THE TIN-BEARING PEGMATITES

  • Deposit

    OF THE ERONGO AREA, SOUTH-WEST AFRICA, TRANS. GEOL.SOC.

  • Deposit

    OF S.AFRICA, V.32, 1929, PP.111-149.

  • Deposit

    HAUGHTON,S.H.,ET AL. THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE ERONGO AREA, S.W.A., GEOL.SURV.OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA,

  • Deposit

    EXPLANATION OF GEOLOGICAL MAP SHEET NO.71, 1939.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1301, SHEET SF 33, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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