Donkerhoek Mine

Producer in Namibia with commodities Beryllium, Lithium, Tantalum
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256239
MAS/MILS ID 7920000036
Record type Site
Current site name Donkerhoek Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 16.00158, -26.99669 (WGS84)

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
Tantalum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Spodumene Unknown
Tantalite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 16.00158, -26.99669

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PEGMATITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1955, CAMERON, E.M., TRANS GEOL SOC OF SOUTH AFRICA, VOL 58,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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