Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiarySulfur, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Materials
Other materialsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Discovery year1972
Identification
Deposit ID10231627
Alternate namesOtjihase Mine
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.33019, 17.18481
References
COAL GOLD&BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.UNCERTAIN FUTUREFOR JOHNIES' OJITHASE,V.25,NO.6,JUNE 1977,PP.23-25.ENG.AND MINING JOURNAL.SEPT.1973,P.188.COAL GOLD&BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA.FAT COPPER POTCOMES TO THE BOIL,V.23,NO.9,P.61.MINING JOURNAL,SEPT.9,1977,P.206.WORLD MINING.WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WORLD MINING;SOUTH WESTAFRICA, JULY,1972.METALS SOURCEBOOK.ITEM A1351.FEB.12,1973.AFRICA,SEPT.1973.METALS SOURCEBOOK.ITEM B2027.MAR.25,1974.MINING JOURNAL.OJITHASE ON SCHEDULE.MAR.8,1974.MINING JOURNAL OJITHASE ON SCHEDULE,APR.25,1975.MINING MAGAZINE.ANNUAL REVIEW.JUNE,1978,PP.474-475.ANON. 1975. "OTJIHASE AND SHANGANI COME ONSTREAM."JOHANNESBURH CONS. INV. GR., MINING CO.'S REPORTS FOR THEQUARTER ENDED DEC. 31, 1976, MAR. 1977, AND AUG. 1977.THE WINDHOEK ADVERTISER. NOV. 15, 1977.NEWMONT MNG. ANNUAL REPORT, 1980.TSUMEB CORP. LTD., 1980-1988 ANNUAL REPORTS.GOLD FIELDS NAMIBIA, 1988 ANNUAL REPORTGOLD FIELDS NAMIBIA, 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 21.WORLD MINING, "SOUTH WEST AFRICA". MAR 81, P. 71GOLD FIELDS NAMIBIA, 1988 ANNUAL REPORT.WORLD MINING, OTJIHASE COPPER MINE WILL BE REOPENED BYTSUMEB; MAR. 1981, P. 71.MINING JOURNAL, 11/4/94, P.322.MINING JOURNAL.OJITHASE ON STREAM.OCT.31,1975.TSUMEB CORP. LTD., 1986 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 9.TSUMEB CORP. LTD., 1988 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 13.GOLD FIELDS NAMIBIA LTD., 1989 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 21.GOLD FIELDS NAMIBIA LTD., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT, P.8.GOLD FIELDS NAMIBIA LTD., 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.8.