Van der Plas Mine
Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia
Small mine exploiting copper, which produced mineral specimens.
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Quite close to, and potentially another name for Okenrusi mine.
The site is best known for specimens of malachite and shattuckite, which are often botryoidal and quite desirable.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-224530.html
- https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Namibia/Kunene%2C%20Region/Kaokoveld%20Plateau/Van-der-Plas%20Mine
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