Description
German Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMarine-Terrestrial Transition Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Covellite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Hakos Subgrp; Marble; Quartzite, Schist;Oamites Formationn: Ore Zone; Qtzite And Cgl;Kamtsas Formationn: Qtzite And Cgl; Oldest
StructureZambian Copperbelt
Tectonic settingSouthern Flanc Of Precambrian Damara Eugeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1971
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10081097
MRDS IDW032799
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.94686, 17.08484
References
LEE, S.D., AND GLENISTER, 1976; STRATIFORM SULFIDE MINERALIZATION OAMITES COPPER MINE, SOUTH WEST AFRICA: ECON. GEOL., V. 71, P. 369-383.E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.E/MJ 1978.