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Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

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De Wet shaft

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

Headframe of the abandoned De Wet shaft near the Main Street in Tsumeb. May 2005, picture R. Lang.
 © R. Lang 2005Photo ID: 124557    View Count: 354

Friedrich-Wilhelm shaft

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

Headframe of the Friedrich-Wilhelm shaft. May 2005, picture R. Lang.
 © R. Lang 2005Photo ID: 124558    View Count: 268

Ramp down into Tsumeb Mine

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

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The De Wet shaft.

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

The famous headframe of the De Wet shaft stands upright just a few meters from main street.
 © Felix GarciaPhoto ID: 127505    View Count: 169

Tsumeb grafitti.

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

Wall decorated by Tsumeb young artists with the De Wet shaft headframe at background. Note the headframe also painted on the wall at far left. July 1997.
 © Felix GarciaPhoto ID: 127506    View Count: 171

Tsumeb Mine

Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto (Oshikoto) Region, Namibia

De Wet shaft headgear in the main street of Tsumeb. The mine is situated in the middle of town. This shaft was closed in 1996 after a long strike by workers and is flooded to the 9th level. Before closing the shaft it was stripped of all working and usefull material.
 © namibiamineralsPhoto ID: 123440    View Count: 510
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