Tsumeb Mine

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cryptocurrency
gptkbp:closed 1996
gptkbp:country gptkb:Namibia
gptkbp:discoveredBy German prospectors
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:dioptase
gptkb:mottramite
gptkb:tennantite
azurite
cerussite
malachite
mimetite
smithsonite
wulfenite
adamite
copper minerals
germanite
lead minerals
renierite
zinc minerals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tsumeb Mine
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:lead
copper
zinc
rare minerals
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Namibia
gptkb:Tsumeb
gptkbp:maximumDepth over 1,000 meters
gptkbp:mineralDiversity over 200 mineral species
gptkbp:miningMethod underground mining
gptkbp:near gptkb:Etosha_National_Park
gptkbp:notableFor mineral collecting
mineralogical research
historic mining operations
complex ore body
contribution to mineralogy
economic importance to Namibia
rare secondary minerals
unique mineralogy
gptkbp:opened 1907
gptkbp:oreBodyType pipe-shaped ore body
gptkbp:ownedBy Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft für Südwestafrika
Ongopolo Mining and Processing Ltd.
Tsumeb Corporation Limited
gptkbp:region gptkb:Oshikoto_Region
gptkbp:servesCity gptkb:Tsumeb
gptkbp:significance type locality for many minerals
famous mineral specimens
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ludlockite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7