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Rubicon Area

Unknown in Namibia with commodities Beryllium, Lithium
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10142648
MAS/MILS ID 7920000027
Record type Site
Current site name Rubicon Area
Alternate or previous names Helikonadjacent Intermittant Prod, Karibib Area, Rubicon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 15.50151, -21.99691 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Lithium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 15.50151, -21.99691
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1951

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner African Exploration Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Namibia
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 1134 Petalite, 80t Lepidolite, 53 Amblyg Mt Concentrate

Comments on the production information

  • 1990 PRODUCTION AS FOLLOWS: 1,268 MT OF LITHIUM MINERALS COMP. TO 1,398 IN 1989. 1990 COMPOSED OF 1,134 MT OF PETALITE, 80 MT AMBLYGONITE, 3 MT OF POLLUCITE AND 1 MT OF BERYL.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • NO SPECIFIC DATA ON REMAINING RESERVE/RESOURCE HOWEVER WORLD BANK STATES (1991) THAT THE MINING AT HELIKON HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OWING TO EXHAUSTION OF HIGH GRADE RESOURCES. PRODUCTION AT RUBICON IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMPLICATED AS HIGH GRADE ORES ARE WORKED OUT. ITS FUTURE IS UNCERTAIN, BUT THERE IS CONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN THE VICINITY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOL. SOC. S.AFRICA PROCEEDINGS, V.IT, ORE DEPOSITS SYMPOSIU

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORDS R 001 THROUGH 006 AND P001 THROUGH 003 WERE FROM 1991 INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DATE AND VOLUME UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-AUG-1992 Bleiwas, Donald U.S. Bureau of Mines

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