 | Boni, M., Terracciano, R., Evans, N. J., Laukamp, C., Schneider, J., Bechstadt, T. (2007) Genesis of Vanadium Ores in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia. Economic Geology, 102 (3) 441-469 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.102.3.441 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Genesis of Vanadium Ores in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia MARIA BONI,† Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra...mottramite, and vanadinite) in the Otavi Mountainland, Namibia, once were considered the greatest vanadium deposits...Belgium. 0361-0128/07/3663/441-29 Mountainland, Namibia. Mining for vanadium, following the exploitation...Friesemberg Tigerschlucht Olifantsfontein Abenab pipe Okorundu pipe Abenab West Harasib 3 Wolkenhauben Berg Aukas...some of great economic significance (Berg Aukas, Abenab, Tsumeb West, and Baltika; Fig. 1), have been described |  | | Report (issue) | | MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NAMIBIA 1991 Open File Report l\ffi.S 31 2 Abstract Germanium...epigenetic ore bodies of Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab. The Tsumeb Mine produced germanium in 1922 and from 1950...2. Occurrences 2.1. Germanium 2.1.1. The Tsumeb Mine 2.1.2. Other occurrences 2.2. Gallium 3. References...and gallium, occur in Namibia. These are known as the Tsumeb, Kombat and Abenab Mines (Fig. 1). 2. Occurrences...The Tsumeb Mine The only mine in Namibia that has ever produced germanium is the Tsumeb Mine. A comprehensive |  | Schneider, Jens, Boni, Maria, Laukamp, Carsten, Bechstädt, Thilo, Petzel, Volker (2008) Willemite (Zn2SiO4) as a possible Rb–Sr geochronometer for dating nonsulfide Zn–Pb mineralization: Examples from the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia) Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (2) 152-167 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.012 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization: Examples from the Otavi Mountainland (Namibia) Jens Schneider a,⁎, Maria Boni b,c , Carsten Laukamp...Germany d Geological Survey of Namibia, 1 Aviation Road, Windhoek, Namibia Received 12 September 2005; accepted...willemite from the Berg Aukas and Abenab West deposits, Otavi Mountainland (Namibia), which are hosted by Neoproterozoic...regressions combining samples from Berg Aukas and Abenab West willemites yield Rb–Sr ages in the range of...3000). Massive, fine-grained willemite samples from Abenab West alone (n = 3) give a – still statistically |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization in the Otavi Mountain Land, Northern Namibia—a review and regional interpretation A.F. Kamona...Günzel b a b University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia Ongopolo Mining Ltd., Main Street...Street, P.O. Box 40, Tsumeb, Namibia Received 16 May 2004; accepted 10 April 2006 Available online 4...(Pb–Cu–Zn–Ge), Kombat (Cu–Pb–Zn), Berg Aukas (Zn–Pb–V), Abenab West (Pb–Zn–V) all occur in Otavi Group dolostones...carbonate-hosted Pb–Zn deposits in the Abenab Subgroup at Berg Aukas and Abenab is not well constrained, but the |  | | Journal (issue) | | Actinolite from Namibia by Justin Zzyzx ............................................pg. 15 Abenab Mine by Ernst................................pg. 31 Three Aloes Mine by Ernst Schnaitmann ............................................................pg. 47 Otjozondu Mine by Ernst Schnaitmann .............................we bring you eleven articles about locations in Namibia that do not receive much publicity. It is easy...legendary deposits such as Tsumeb, the Brandberg region and the Erongo Mountains. Alpine clefts, huge soda |  | | Book | | REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA - MINISTRY OF MINES AND ENERGY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF NAMIBIA FIRST...ENERGY Of the several hundred minerals present in Namibia, around sixty have been exploited. some, such as...base metals and industrial minerals have helped Namibia rank amongst the top five mining countries in Africa...terms of production and reserves. In this context, Namibia is a major producer of copper, lead, zinc, cadmium...unpublished. It is evident that mineral exploration in Namibia, as elsewhere. has changed from serendipitous discoveries |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Northern Platform of the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia: geochemical and ¯uid inclusion evidence from carbonate...a base metal sulphide ore province in northern Namibia where deposits are hosted by platform carbonates...edge of the PanAfrican Damara Belt in northern Namibia (Fig. 1). Over 600 occurrences of base metal sulphide...OML are Tsumeb (exhausted), Kombat, Berg Aukas, Abenab and the relatively recently discovered Khusib Springs...position relative to Neoproterozoic rifts in the region. W Windhoek. (After Frimmel et al. 1996) deposits |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MINER.GES. 148 (2003) THE OTAVI MOUNTAIN LAND IN NAMIBIA: TSUMEB, GERMANIUM AND SNOWBALL EARTH by Frank...carbonate successions in the Otavi Mountain Land, Namibia, host a large number of polymetallic (Cu-Pb-Zn)...ore at the Khusib Springs mine is composed of tennantite, enargite, galena and pyrite, with lesser amounts...jungproterozoischen Karbonatabfolgen des Otavi Berglandes (Namibia) sind zahlreiche polymetallische (Cu-Pb-Zn) Sulfidvorkommen...this is more than the name of a small town in Namibia and a polymetallic copper deposit: Tsumeb is renown |  | | Journal (issue) | | precious stone. Opalbanya is the name of the original mine location. Possibly Magyar, ancient Hungarian. These...are fine Some aren't unpacked yet -a few are now mine! But rocks in the garage and more in the shed, Were...for Vitec, our contact for our visit to the Tsumeb Mine. It has to be said that some of that time was spent...Figure 1 Headframe of the De Wet Shaft, Tsumeb 1 Namibia Handbook (Footprint) p324 -7- SMLS Journal 176...and diversity of mineral resources throughout Namibia. Although widely ranging and distributed, a large |  | Silin, Ivan, Hahn, Klaus, Gürsel, Devrim, Kremer, Dario, Gronen, Lars, Stopić, Srećko, Friedrich, Bernd, Wotruba, Hermann (2020) Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Treatment of Lead Vanadate Ores. Minerals, 10 (2) 197 doi:10.3390/min10020197 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 0.084 13.6 13.60 South Africa Mapochs Mine Rhovan Mine 1.5 0.52 1.5 1.06 1.60 Generally, VTM...Russia and the Chinese deposit in the Panzhihua region contain resources of 13.6 and 10.4 million metric...Al)4 O10 (OH)2 ·4H2 O Bornite Cu5 FeS4 Sulfide Galena PbS Sphalerite ZnS Chalcocite Cu2 S Chalcopyrite...and silver-containing minerals (silver-bearing galena) are part of these “ore mixtures” [33–35]. In very...vanadate ore from Abenab West Mine, Namibia. After the closure of the Berg Aukas Mine and stoppage of the |  | Hitzman, M. W., Reynolds, N. A., Sangster, D. F., Allen, C. R., Carman, C. E. (2003) Classification, Genesis, and Exploration Guides for Nonsulfide Zinc Deposits. Economic Geology, 98 (4) 685-714 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.4.685 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zn, Zambia; 28 = Skorpion, Namibia; 29 = Berg Aukas and Abendab, Namibia; 30 = Padaeng (Mae Sot), Thailand;...Many zinc sulfide deposits originally contained galena and copper-iron sulfides. As these minerals are... In extremely arid climates, such as those in Namibia (Tsumeb deposit: Lombaard et al., 1986; Hughes...exist of tonnages and grades that can be cited Namibia Poland Silesian Crakow district Skorpion Spain...dolostone by smithsonite with minor hematite. Tucson mine, Leadville district, Colorado, United States. b |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the first locality, Abenab, and 558 pages later, ending with the Van der Plas mine. There is more, however...10 percent of the photographs used in the first Namibia book are repeated here, so most are new. Many of...map showing its location in Namibia. Furthermore, unlike the first Namibia book that had multiple reference...reference lists after each region, there is one composite reference list at the end of the book making it...are statistics on a few of the featured deposits: Abenab (2 pages), 3 photos; Aris (23 pages), 33 photos; |  | | Book | | Mountainland The Central Northern to Northwest Region including Damaraland The Central Namib Desertand...s Onganja Mine and Surrounding Copper Deposits The South The Pegmatitesin Central Namibia Luderitz and... Encyclopedia of the Mineralsof Namibia 443 Meteorites in Namibia Bibliography Index Photo credits...__ Republic of Namibia The President State House W°Ntdhoek FOREWORD Namibia is endowed with an...from near and far. Fine mineral specimen from Namibia are displayed in all the famous natural science |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | OTAVI MOUNTAINS, SOUTHWESTAFRICA N. L. MenrHAM, Grootfontein,Soulh West Afri'ca has recently An interesting...the Otavi Valley about 40 miles South West of Grootfontein. Dolomites of the Lower (?) Tsumeb Stage of...Kupferberg include sphalerite, tennantite, pyrite, galena,enargite and jordanite with but trace amounts of...mineralisationhas many similaritiesto that of the nearby Tsumeb Mine, the sulfide ores being characterised by an abundance...Jordanite-tennantite-sphalerite. 2. Jordanite-galena-tennantite. 3. Jordanite-galena-enargite. Pyrite may accompany |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | describingwillemite from Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia and Abenab West, South West Africa, clearly indicatea secondarymode...Mountains of South West Africa. At the Berg Aukas Mine exploratorydiamonddrilling hasindicatedsurface oxidation...while cerussiteowesits origin to the replacementof galena. Associateddescloizitecrystals may form a coating...differentto thosenotedin the upper levelsof the Berg Aukas mine and are very similarto thosepreviouslydescribedby...of the cavitiesare commonly madeup of sphalerite-galena ore now largelyoxidizedto willemite,cerussite and |  | | Journal (issue) | | other thing to note- the Carbola Chemical Co.'s mine road leads Jeft off the Blanchard School road just...bags at In ending this long ramble I wish to trus mine, drive on across the swale and pay as fine a compliment...them but what was cordial, not one the Carbola Co's mine, has a few min- but what gave me the heartiest invitation...stated the directions for getting to visit his "mica mine". A week later I the Old Reese farm as wdl as they...written. Which leaves me only the So I never saw his mine. But I advise necessity of adding a few trimmings |  | | Journal (issue) | | Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia .............................................1 cm, from the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. Irv Brown specimen; Jeff Scovil photo. See...the best vesuvianite specimens from the Jeffrey mine in Quebec. In this issue we present a review of...Herodsfoot Mine Work Readers who enjoyed Roy Starkey's superb article on the famous Herodsfoot mine in Cornwall...to the old engine house at the North Herodsfoot mine is being cleared of hundreds of tons of accumulated |  | | Catalog/List | | Gold Localitv Peru Broken Hill Australia Crow Hill Mine, Cornwall Kildonan Burn Sicilv Elba Glen Strathfarrat...Sphalerite Realgar & Orpiment Realqar Cinnabar Stibnite Galena, Fluorite and Barvte Pyrite & Marcasite Jamesonite...Hydrozincite Sphalerite, Baryte/Calcite Galena Galena Galena & Dolomite Chalcopyrite on Dolomite Arsenopyrite...The Knipe, S.Scotland Ow A2 Price £1 Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The...Rocks Cornwall Hinqston Down, Cornwall Smallcleugh Mine, Nenthead A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 £1 |  | | Book | | Minen- und Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft: 1906-1946 . Tsumeb Mine . Ore Concentration and Smelting Ra:ilway and Communications...School, Tsumeb. The South West Africa Company of Grootfontein kindly loaned their files on outside exploration...truth is that in total metal production the Tsumeb mine has become one of the foremost on the African continent...sta tistics do, however, reveal why the Tsumeb mine has attained world status as a base metal producer...Bushmen and Bcrgdama had a spe cific name for their mine it has been completely lost . The latter tribe possessed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the information about cinnabar from the Red Devil Mine of Sleetmute, Alaska, and thought you might like...siderite have been found in the Junction copper mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Ariz. ARKANSAS — A black mass...sphalerite (gem quality) from the famous Big Four zinc mine near Heeney, Summit Co., Colo. Some small specimens...Four zinc mine near Heeney, Summit Co., Colo., by the Green Mountain Reservoir. Some galena xls also found...found here. "Mine temporarily closed again due to low price of zinc. Two years of operation before our |  | Silin, Ivan, Gürsel, Devrim, Kremer, Dario, Hahn, Klaus M., Wotruba, Hermann (2020) Production of Vanadium Concentrate from a Small-Scale Lead Vanadate Deposit by Gravity Concentration: A Pilot Plant Study. Minerals, 10 (11) 957 doi:10.3390/min10110957 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | concentrates, located in Namibia (gravity separation and flotation plants in Abenab West Mine and Berg Aukas)...accumulated from the local smelters in Berg Aukas (Namibia) and Kabwe (Zambia) and disposed at the local polluted...Argentina, USA, Mexico, Angola, South Africa, Namibia [29,30]. The use of lead vanadate minerals as a...provides opportunities for more jobs in the operating region [32,33]. At present, there is no global market...is introduced in Figure 1. The stockpiled run-of-mine ore with an average feed particle size of 350–400 |  | | Book (edition) | | A splendid specimen of wulfenite from Tsumeb, Namibia Half-title: Quartz, Nababeep Opposite: Mimetite...world famous Tsumeb mine Overleaf: Crystalline incrustations of vanadinite, Namibia Contents Acknowledgements...attached list of working mines. The geological map of Namibia which shows the mines and also farm boundaries...Goodhousc on the Orange River cast of Vioolsdrif. In Namibia amethyst can be found north-east of Otjiwarongo...station in the Northern Transvaal, and ; Rossing in Namibia. Asteriated material with well-defined stars hat |  | Mondillo, Nicola, Accardo, Mariafrancesca, Boni, Maria, Boyce, Adrian, Herrington, Richard, Rumsey, Mike, Wilkinson, Clara (2020) New insights into the genesis of willemite (Zn2SiO4) from zinc nonsulfide deposits, through trace elements and oxygen isotope geochemistry. Ore Geology Reviews, 118. 103307 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.103307 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Zambia), Kabwe (Zambia), Berg Aukas and Tsumeb (Namibia); 3. Supposedly supergene deposits: Mumbwa area...formal description of the mineral from the Altenberg mine (Moresnet, 69 Belgium) and he named the new mineral...(Australia), Kabwe (Zambia) 79 and Berg Aukas and Abenab (Namibia). These deposits occur in Neoproterozoic to...Belgium (Coppola et al., 2008; Choulet, 2019), Namibia and Zambia 96 (Terracciano, 2008; Schneider et...Zambia), Kabwe (Zambia), Berg Aukas and Tsumeb (Namibia); 3. Supposedly supergene deposits: Mumbwa area |  | Choulet, F., Buatier, M., Barbanson, L., Guégan, R., Ennaciri, A. (2016) Zinc-rich clays in supergene non-sulfide zinc deposits. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (4) 467-490 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0618-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nonsulfide deposits with successful applications in Namibia, Peru, and Morocco. Supergene non-sulfide zinc...base metal sulfides (Fig. 1b, c). At the Bou Arhous mine, located in the footwall of the BGrand Accident^...exploration campaigns in the 1960s, the Bou Arhous mine has been exploited by Managem since the early 2000s...al. 2014). Willemite is finely associated with galena remnants and cerussite, forming a welldefined black...Bou Arhous Cu Mine Zn Zn Pb Zn N32°16’ Pb Pb Pb Pb Pb N32°17’ Iboughalene Zn Mine Arhous Range |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | zinc-lead deposits in Neoproterozoic units of Namibia: Lead isotopic and geochemical evidence Received:...2004 Abstract The lead isotopic composition of galena from the Neoproterozoic sediment-hosted Zn-Pb sulphide...Pan-African Gariep Belt, southwestern Namibia, as well as that of galena from minor occurrences in the wider...models and are similar to those found in the wider region of southern Africa (Otavi Mountain Land) and eastern...the north and around Rosh Pinah in the south of Namibia being the principal areas of current mining activities |
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