Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockSchist,Greisen,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Salem Granite;Khomas Series;Karoo Sediments
StructureGreisen Zones Related To Mesozoic Erongo Granite
Tectonic settingIntracratonic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1938
Last production1980
Discovery year1938
Identification
Deposit ID10024797
MRDS IDISM0549
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.39695, 15.01818
References
ANSTETT,T.F., BLEIWAS,D.F., AND HURDELBRINK,R.J., 1985, TUNGSTEN AVAILABILI KTY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025 , 51P.HAUGHTON,S.H., FROMMURZE,H.F., GEVERS,T.W., SCHWELLNUS,C.M., AND ROUSSOUW,P .J., 1939, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE OMARURU AREA, SOUTH WEST AFR ICA - AN EXPLANATION OF SHEET NO. 71; UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 160P.ELLIS,M.W. AND STEVENS,C., THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF THE TERRITORY OF SOUTH-W EST AFRICA, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1978-79, VOL. III, AREA RE PORTS: INTERNATIONAL, P. 850.R.F. STEVENS, JR., 1972, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1972, VOL . 1., METALS, MINERALS AND FUELS, P. 1,256.PC1: (RF1)