Nababeep Far West Mine, Nababeep tungsten mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa, Northern Cape, South Africa : Tungsten mine. SUPPORT US . Covid-19 has significantly affected our fundraising.
the development of the Okiep Copper Project, Northern Cape SA's leading national development finance institution signals its intention to partner with Orion, as the Company ... orebodies with decline mine access and services in place. In terms of the OCP acquisition, New Okiep Mining Co will acquire, amongst other things, the assets owned by ...
Nababeep Mountain Mine, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa : A copper mine.
The Jan Coetzee mine is one of the most famous in the district from the standpoint of mineral specimens, particularly large quartz crystals. It is located about 11 km north of …
Orion is currently undertaking due diligence work at Okiep and the company has estimated Inferred Mineral Resources at the Flat Mine (Nababeep), Jan Coetzee Mine and Nababeep Kloof Mine deposits for a total of 2.5 million tonnes grading at 1.4% copper for 35 000 tonnes (t) of contained copper.
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Flat Mine Extended North, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa : A copper deposit.
The Okiep Copper Project (OCP) is located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, approximately 570km north of Cape Town and 450km west of the Company's flagship …
Eventually the Cape Copper Company took over and managed the Nababeep, Okiep, and Spektakel mines, while the Namaqua Copper Company worked in the Concordia area, northeast of Okiep (Williams, 1948). Production by the Cape Copper Company ceased in 1919 as a result of the post-war economic slump, and the Namaqua …
Smokestack – Built as a ventilation shaft in 1880, now a national monument. A few kilometers west of Okiep, lies Nababeeb. The name derived from two Nama words combined. ~Naba ('hump of an animal') and ~bib ('small spring'). The town is the largest of Namaqualand's copper mining towns. Mining began in the 1850s and from 1876 the ore ...
Reference: P. G. Sonhnge (1950) The Nababeep Near West Tungsten Mine, South Africa. American Mineralogist 35:931-940 ⓘ Anhydrite
A scoping study completed in May 2021 has proposed a proof-of-concept-scale copper mining operation at the brownfield OCP, and has confirmed that the …
Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa : The Okiep mine was one of the largest and oldest in the district (Marais, 1987). Initially, pioneer mining started from a mineralized outcrop of an intrusive of the Koperberg Suite. This was followed ...
Jan Coetzee Mine, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Dimensions: 7.2 cm x 3.3 cm x 2.9 cm 7.2 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm. An odd quartz specimen all-around! First, it is doubly-terminated, but not only that - the main crystal at one end has wrapped itself around (and terminated around) a quartz ...
The O'okiep Copper District is the oldest formal mining area in South Africa. Between 1852 and 2002, the 2,500 km2 area yielded two million tons of copper from 32 mines ranging …
The deal is worth R76.5 million, with R18.4 million settled in cash and R58.1 million paid in ordinary shares. The assets include the acquisition of the mineral rights and other assets held by Southern African Tantalum Mining, Nababeep Copper Company and Bulletrap Copper and Orion says the consolidation provides a compelling near-term …
Nababeep tungsten mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa : Tungsten deposits in a horizon of migmatitic high-grade metapelites in the so-called Wolfram formation (or Wolfram mine schist formation) below a granite sheet. The schist horizon can be traced over ...
Okiep Mine, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Sepia (of original colour image) of the Cornish beam pump at Okiep. The 50-inch pump was installed in 1882 and used to dewater the Okiep mine. The building and contents was declared a national monument in 1978.
About Nababeep. DISTANCE SPRINGBOK TO NABABEEP: 25 km. Just north of Springbok lies Nababeep, a town rich in copper deposits. Its name is derived from two original Nama words, naba meaning "hump of an animal" and bib meaning "small spring". Mining began in the 1850's and from 1876 ore was transporteed to Port Nolloth by train …
North of Springbok, Nababeep's name combines two Nama words, naba, meaning 'hump of an animal' and bib, meaning 'small spring'. Mining began in the 1850s and, from 1876, ore was taken to Port Nolloth by train, for export. The mine closed during the copper slump of 1919, but reopened in 1937. It is home to the Okiep Copper Company and ...
The copper mines in the Okiep district of Namaqualand are steeped in the history of South African mining and geology. The most famous mineral specimen-producing copper mine …
The proposed acquisition represents a significant step forward for Orion, positioning it to fast-track its evaluation, feasibility and exploration activities across the Okiep Copper Complex, located 570 km north of Cape Town, following the recently announced option agreement to consolidate dominant ownership of this Tier-1 copper …
Australia-headquartered Orion Minerals has made progress with acquiring a controlling interest in the Okiep copper project, in South Africa's Northern Cape province. Orion and other relevant ...
Gale Academic OneFile includes History of the Okiep copper district: Namaqualand, Nort by Bruce Cairncross. Click to explore.
Orion Minerals has exercised its option to acquire a controlling interest in the majority of the properties comprising the Okiep Copper Project (OCP) in South Africa. OCP is located nearly 570km north of Cape Town in the Northern Cape Province. Along with the OCP option acquisition, the company has also applied for additional prospecting rights ...
The copper mines in the Okiep district of Namaqualand are steeped in the history of South African mining and geology. The most famous mineral specimen-producing copper mine …
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F. Localities: Nababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa. Reference: Min Rec 35:4 pp289-317. ⓘ Fluorite.
Okiep Mine (O'Okiep Mine), Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa : The Okiep mine was one of the largest and oldest in the district …
In addition to the previously announced mineral resource of 2.5-million tonnes at 1.4% copper at Flat Mine (Nababeep), Jan Coetzee mine and Nababeep Kloof mine, this brings the total mineral ...
The OCP lies around 570km north of Cape Town. In 2021, Orion opted to directly acquire assets from Southern African Tantalum Mining (SAFTA), Nababeep Copper Company (NCC) and Bulletrap Copper (BCC), instead of purchasing shares in these entities. Orion's subsidiaries, New Okiep Exploration Company and New Okiep Mining …
Additional in-fill and twin hole drilling to be conducted on Farm Nababeep will also provide the required information to improve resource classification at the Flat Mine Nababeep, and Jan Coetzee ...
Jan Coetzee Mine, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa : Copper mine and one of the principal mines in this district, well known for large quartz crystals, located 11 km north of Nababeep. ... Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The Mineralogical Record 35(4) 289-317. Other Regions ...
Locality: Nababeep West Mine (Nababeep Near West mine), Nababeep tungsten mines, Nababeep, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa. Reference: P. G. Sonhnge (1950) The Nababeep Near West Tungsten Mine, South Africa. American Mineralogist 35:931-940. ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite.
B L Premium. 23 January 2024 - 11:46. by Denene Erasmus. Copper developer Orion Minerals has reached an agreement to access and acquire the surface rights for about 12,000ha of farmland owned by ...