Okorusu Mine

The site was worked from 1920 until 1963, then again (perhaps from 1988) until 2014. It looks as though the site is now being used as a graphite processing plant.

Some of the specimens of fluorite from the site were absolutely world class – although lower grade specimens do come from here too!

Perhaps some further mining or exploration will be done in the future.

Further reading

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-5842.html
• https://theextractormagazine.com/2023/12/30/2024-hopefuls-okanjande-okorusu-project-return-set-for-late-2024/

We do have some more information, and sometimes specimens from specific Namibian locales.

Namibian locales

• Aris Quarries, Aris, Windhoek Rural, Khomas Region, Namibia
• Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
• Goanikontes Claim, Goanikontes, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
• Mile 72, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
• Molopo Mine, Strathmore pegmatites, Cape Cross area, Arandis Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
• Okenwasi Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
• Okorusu Mine, Otjiwarongo Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia
• Orange River area, Namibia
• Otuani pit, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
• Sandamap Farm, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, Namibia
• Sodalite mine, Orotumba, Swartbooisdrif Dikes, Epupa, Kunene Region, Namibia
• Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
• Van der Plas Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia

We may have some other specimens from Namibia, check the links below.

Namibia