Okorusu Mine
Namibia /
Otjozondjupa /
Otjiwarongo /
World
/ Namibia
/ Otjozondjupa
/ Otjiwarongo
mine, open-pit mine
The Okorusu Mine in Namibia, originally opened in 1986 by British entrepreneurs, produces top acid grade fluorspar. Since1998 it was operated by Okorusu Fluorspar (Pty) Ltd then sold in 1997 to Solvay SA. The deposit is part of an alkaline igneous-carbonatite ring dike complex where fluorite has replaced pegmatitic carbonatite.
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Coordinates: 20°2'54"S 16°44'45"E
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