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Khusib Springs Mine (Khuiseb Springs Mine), Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Azurite
Khusib Springs Mine, Otavi, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia

Photo: Chinellato Matteo
A copper mine in a base-metal deposit.
The Khusib Springs mine was commissioned in 1996 to replace Tsumeb. Grades at Khusib are unusually high but the deposit appears relatively small.

References

- Chetty, D., and Frimmel, H.E. (2000): The role of evaporites in the genesis of base metal sulphide mineralisation in the Northern Platform of the Pan-African Damara Belt, Namibia: geochemical and fluid inclusion evidence from carbonate wall rock alteration. Mineralium Deposita 35, 364-376.
- Kampunzu, A.B., Cailteux, J.L.H., Kamona, A.F., Intiomale, M.M., and Melcher, F. (2009): Sediment-hosted Zn–Pb–Cu deposits in the Central African Copperbelt. Ore Geology Reviews 35, 263-297.

Mineral List

Ankerite
Azurite
Bornite
Calcite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Colusite
Covellite
Dolomite
Enargite
Galena
Germanite
Malachite
Molybdenite
Pearceite
Polybasite
Pyrite
Quartz
Rutile
Silver
Sphalerite
Stannoidite
Tennantite
var: Argentiferous Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Tungstenite
Wulfenite


27 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.

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