Otuani pit
Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
An open pit copper mine near Otuani that has been worked since 2006.
The site is worked for copper, primarily in the form of bornite and chalcopyrite. There also appears to be a zone with malachite, chrysocolla, and dioptase.
There does appear to be a little confusion about the names used for locales in this area and this could potentially cause confusion.
The problem was exacerbated by early exploration reports which applied some namesto more than one prospect. For example, Onderra, the locality for excellent Wulfenite crystals, is situated approximately 10 km south of the Otuani mine but is also the name for two exploration licenses (Onderra East and West) located further to the south.
The Mineralogical Record, volume 44, July–August, 2013
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-252153.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336612139_Mining_on_communal_land_as_a_new_frontier_-a_case_study_of_the_Kunene_Region_Namibia#pf12
- https://the-eis.com/elibrary/sites/default/files/downloads/literature/Minerals%20of%20the%20Kaokoveld%20District%20Kunene%20Region.pdf
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
Minerals from Namibia