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Brandberg West

Past Producer in Namibia with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134997
MAS/MILS ID 7920000012
Record type Site
Current site name Brandberg West
Alternate or previous names Brandberg West Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 14.05151, -21.01698 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 14.05151, -21.01698
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 215M
    Length 215M
    Width 2M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830902

Comments on the geologic information

  • TOURMALINE, ARSENOPYRITE AND PYRITE ARE PRESENT IN THE ORE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner South-West Africa Co., Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office S W Africa(Namibia)
    Year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Description Sn, 0.18% Wo3, 0.19%, 225 Mt Of Conc/Yr 75000 01
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace WO3 Tungsten Tungsten 0wt-pct
    Trace Tin Tin 0wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Description Sn, 0.18%; Wo3, 0.19%, 300 Mt Of Conc/Yr 100000 01
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Tin Tin 0wt-pct
    Trace WO3 Tungsten Tungsten 0wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description Sn, 0.18%; Wo3, 0.19% 225 Mt Ore Conc/Yr 75000 01
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Tungsten Tungsten 0wt-pct
    Trace Tin Tin 0wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description Sn, 0.18%; Wo3, 0.19% 150 Mt Of Conc/Yr 50000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Tin Tin 0wt-pct
    Trace Tungsten Tungsten 0wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1-89 RESOURCE DATA 2,404,000 MT PER PRIOR ETD UPDATE.
  • ORE RECOVERY IS ESTIMATED AT 85%; DILUTION, 5%. RATIO OF TIN TO TUNGSTEN VARIES CONSIDERABLY THROUGHOUT THE DEPOSIT BUT AVERAGES ABOUT 50%. THE COMBINED VALUE FOR THE DEPOSIT IS 0.37% AS RECOVERABLE GRADE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 60
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 7
    Capacity 300
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 4.08
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • WATER WILL BE PUMPED FROM WELLS IN A DRY RIVER BED 5KM AWAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1965, PELLETIER, MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1975, SKINNER:S MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE DIP IS GIVEN AS 65 DEGREES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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