Database name: |
World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits |
Compilers: |
R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born |
Release date: |
2015-01-27 |
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Deposit name(s): |
Oamites; S |
Political location(s): |
Namibia; Nearest community: Windhoiek (45 km S) |
Deposit clan (type): |
sediment-hosted copper |
Deposit (sub) types: |
undifferentiated; in lagoonal facies formed in reducing environment |
Commodities: |
Cu; Ag |
Geological ages: |
Late Proterozoic (host rocks) |
Host rocks: |
(1) sedimentary; quartzite-conglomerateIndividual lithologies: | quartzite (arkosic) conglomerate | Host rock stratigraphy: | Damara Supergroup, Oamites Formation |
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Qualified comments: |
(Applies to: miscellaneous comments) in lagoonal facies formed in reducing environment; deposit metamorphosed-upper greenschist facies & structurally deformed; deposit may occur in possible thrust block of middle Proterozoic age |
References: |
Lee, J. E.; Glenister, D. A., 1976 |
Stratiform Sulfide Mineralization at Oamites Copper Mine, South West Africa |
Economic Geology, Volume 1, p. 369 - 383 |
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Production data: |
Report period: from 1978; 6,274.09 metric ton metal; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 100 percent | weight-commodity information: | Cu: 6,274.09 metric ton | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1979: Minerals Yearbook 1978-79; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Report period: from 1979; 5,652.67 metric ton metal; Provisional entry?: yes; Yearly or summary?: YGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 100 percent | weight-commodity information: | Cu: 5,652.67 metric ton | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1979: Minerals Yearbook 1978-79; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |
Resource data: |
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported. |
Estimate date: 1979-12; 1,814,369 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: estimated reserveGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 1.09 percent | Reference: United States Bureau of Mines (Editor(s)), 1979: Minerals Yearbook 1978-79; Volume, United States Bureau of Mines, 3 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%
Estimate date: 1970; 6,100,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes; Resource category: original resourceGrade-commodity information: | Cu: 1.33 percent Ag: 12.3 grams/metric ton | Reference: Lee, J. E.; Glenister, D. A., 1971: Stratiform Sulfide Mineralization at Oamites Copper Mine, South West Africa; Economic Geology, Volume 71, p. 369 - 383 Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0% |