The first commercial copper mine of South Africa, which started operations in 1852.
Located on the western outskirts of Springbok.
Refs.:
Lombaard, A. F. and the Exploration Staff Of The Ookiep Copper Company Limited (1986): The copper deposits of the Okiep district, Namaqualand. In: Anhaeusser, C. R. and Maske, S. (Editors). Mineral Deposits of Southern Africa, Volume II, 1421-1445.
Cairncross, B. (2004): History of the Okiep Copper District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Mineralogical Record 35, 289-317.
Mineral List:3 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.
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