Fluswa Kohero Operations

Producer in Namibia with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158596
MAS/MILS ID 7920000080
Record type Site
Current site name Fluswa Kohero Operations

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 15.16821, -21.86363 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Namibia(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Namibia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 15.16821, -21.86363

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Fluorspar Industries Of S. W. A.(Pty)Ltd.
    Home office S W Africa(Namibia)
    Year 1972
  • Type Owner
    Owner Continental Ore Corp.
    Interest 25
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BATTELLE INSTITUTE.WORLD MARKET FOR FLUORINE MINERALS AND

  • Deposit

    CHEMICALS.JUNE 1973.GENEVA,SWITZ.P.A104

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC MAP OF SOUTH WEST AFRICA.GOVT.PRINTER.PRETORIA,S.A.

  • Deposit

    1963.SCALE 1:1,000,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE BEGAN PRODUCTION IN MID-1973. FLOT.MILL OUTPUT CAPACITY 25,000 MTPY ACID GRADE FLUORSPAR. RESERVES IN 1972 SAID TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR 10-15 YEARS OF PRODUCTION. PRODUCT TRUCKED 190 KM SW TO WALVIS BAY-EXPORTED TO U.S.A. &JAPAN. LOCATION ESTIMATED ON BASIS OF ARTICLE STATING 200 KM DISTANCE FROM WALVIS BAY-ONLY FLUORITE DEPOSIT AT THAT DISTANCE.

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.