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Homeep East Mine, Concordia, Okiep Copper District, Namakwa District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Homeep East Mine | Mine |
| Concordia | Town |
| Okiep Copper District | Mining District |
| Namakwa District Municipality | District Municipality |
| Northern Cape | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 32' 29'' South , 18° 0' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Springbok | 10,438 (2012) | 17.9km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Houmeep East Mine
Copper mine and one of the principal mines in this district, small scale mining intermittently 1854 - 1931 to a depth of 80 metres. Exploration carried out by the O'okiep Copper Company in 1950, 1967 - 1973. The bottom of the ore body reach 150 metres below the surface. Production started in April 1974 and was exhausted above the 320 level, by March 1976 [2].
Little evidence of earlier mining remains, other than a large mine dump at the foot of the hill and some backfilled excavations into the lower slope.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Cu | Copper | |
|---|---|---|
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
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