Skorpion Zinc
Skorpion Zinc is a zinc mine in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, producing Special High Grade zinc. The mine is situated near Rosh Pinah. It was established at a cost of US$450 million by Anglo American in 2003.- Quarry
- …is operated by Vedanta Zinc International
- Description: mine in Namibia
- Also known as“Scorpion Zinc Mine”“Skorpion mine”“Skorpion zinc deposit”“Skorpion Zinc mine”
Skorpion Zinc
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Latitude
-27.81785° or 27° 49′ 4″ south
Longitude
16.59967° or 16° 35′ 59″ east
Open location code
5F4R5HJX+VV
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
From French to Tswana—“Skorpion Zinc” goes by many names.
- French: “mine de Skorpion Zinc”
- French: “Mine de Skorpion Zinc”
- Fulah: “Skorpion Zinc”
- Tswana: “Skorpion Zinc”
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ǁKaras: Highlights
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