Producer

O'Okiep

South Africa
CopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAndesine, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Hypersthene, Magnetite, Phlogopite, Pyrrhotite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1940
Discovery year1686
Identification
Deposit ID10304534
MRDS IDW007948
Alternate namesNababeep South, Nababeep Kloof, Nababeep Flat, Valentine, Jan Coetzee, Spektakel, Carolusberg West, Carolusberg Deep, Koperburg, Nababeep North, Divide, Jan Coetzee South West, Carolusberg Cehtral, Koperburg East, O'Okiep Section O'Okiep Cu Co Ltd., O'Okeip Section, Carolusberg Section, Nababeep Section, Nababeep West
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-29.59659, 17.8849
References
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