Does anyone know if any exploration was ever done on the viability of mining Uranium in the SPerrgebiedt? Anyone know of any old timer who knew of any deposits in the area?
the only uranium mining i knew about was at rossing uranium mine.
Phoned dad quickly, he doesn't know either, but suggested we look for "Rio Tinto" on the web. He's sure there's quite a lot of Uranium being taken from close to Swakopmund.
@bertie............thats rossing uranium!!!
my ex brother in law worked at rossing uranium,johann skrypzeck,how far is sperrgebied from oranjemund mike?
hi bobby. thanx for your kind thoughts for caitlin.shes alright now thank g-d.
sperregebied ends at luderitz i think boet.
you are welcome bud,glad caitlin is well,hope you are spoiling her rotten,thanks for the info,take care
@ Chris - is there 2 Rössings then? I know I was small when I left, but I was under the impression Rössing was next to Orange river? Just asking, never been to Rössing, and they wouldn't let a 10-year-old work with uranium.
Bertie, you are thinking of Rosh Pinah.... Rossing Uranium mine is up at Swakopmund... the Sperrgebiedt used to stretch all the way fro Omund up to just South of Walvis bay..... but a good few years back the northern section, north of Luderitz was incorperated into the Namib Naukluft Park........ Rossing, I think is part of the massive Rio TInto group..... anyhow if you follow the Namibian Newspapers, Uranium mining in Namibia is in a boom face.... with 4 new mines being earmarked...and two new ones opened in the last 2 years...... Australians, Canadians ....
@ Michael - Thanx, I was confused. I was indeed thinking of Rosh Pinah, clever you! Thanx for clearing that up, have to dust the sand out of the folds of the aging gray matter!
Can anybody tell me what they used to mine in the Uis area? I know it was something you don't hear about often. If memory serves me correctly, apart from some ordinary metals, it was something weird like Wolfram?
They mined tin at Uis but also Cassiterite, Columbite and Tantalite. I rememberd the tn bit but confession - googled the others
Thanx Cherry, what would we have done without the net?
Quote from: Bertie Horak on June 07, 2008, 09:47:42 AM
it was something weird like Wolfram?
And now for the POP quiz. Anybody know what Wolfram is better known as?
I believe s.k.i.n.n.y. could shed some light on the mining question. :emot19_2: Hello...skinny come in...over...
Mining at UIS stopped about 10 years ago, a tin mine if I remember..... they sold the houses and the place now has no economy, but I believe there are a few pensioners living there....
Yay google : wolfram = tungsten
Yay Cherry, u'r right. Number 74 on the periodic table. Incidently, the name Wolfram is still used extensively in Europe instead of tungsten. It's named after Wolframite, the ore in which it is found.
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@ Carl, returning your missed call, in ROsh Pinah they mine Zinc, and a little Gold )in the old mine which the smelt once a year and then sell it. Quite a celebration. Oh and along the river there are Diamonds. But sorry no Uranium, tungstun, but lots of sand, beautiful crystals and faceinfood BierSuip
Quote from: Bertie Horak on June 07, 2008, 09:47:42 AM
@ Michael - Thanx, I was confused. I was indeed thinking of Rosh Pinah, clever you! Thanx for clearing that up, have to dust the sand out of the folds of the aging gray matter!
Can anybody tell me what they used to mine in the Uis area? I know it was something you don't hear about often. If memory serves me correctly, apart from some ordinary metals, it was something weird like Wolfram?
Thanks for the info K. The question was actually about the Uis area. cheers
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Eesh have no idea about Uis, never been there. WIll try and find out. But sure they have
image11 and lots of it!!!!
I hiked up to Swakopmund when I was a student, and spent a week in Uis. Three of those days I spent hiking in the Erongo mountains north of Uis. Wonderful experience. Lot of plant & animal life as well as rock formations and bushmen paintings. First morning there were leopard tracks 10 metres from my sleeping bag! Needless to say, the next evening the fire burnt the whole night and I slept very little.
Regarding image11, I don't know if it still exists, but there was a single hotel - The Bahnhoff (German for "station"? -help me here Georg/Carl, before I make a fool of myself again!) - yes, lots of beer there, the locals all drank "Hansa Tafel" while the whole town was in the pool room. Fun!
Quote from: Bertie Horak on June 09, 2008, 01:58:02 PM
The Bahnhoff (German for "station"? -help me here Georg/Carl, before I make a fool of myself again!)all drank "Hansa
Correct this time round Bertie. image11
Aus which is between Luderitz and Keetmanshoop is also full of Uranium