| Deposit ID | 10208053 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7920000006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oamites |
| Alternate or previous names | Oamites Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 17.00153, -22.99685 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1600 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Namibia(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Namibia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 17.00153, -22.99685 |
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| Length | 360M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| District name | Windhoek |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Oamites Mining Co. Pty Ltd |
| Home office | S W Africa(Namibia) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7920000006 |
1973-74,E/MJ,INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING,NEW YORK
1973,MANTELL,KE,JOUR S AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING & METALLU
1971,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON
1972,MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,THE MINING JOURNAL,LONDON
1969,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 27
1970,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 27
1970,MINING JOURNAL,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON, VOL 2
1969,MINING MAGAZINE,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON,VOL 1
1970,MINING MAGAZINE,THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED,LONDON, VOL
1973-74,SKINNER:S MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-NOV-1991 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.