Skorpion Zinc

Skorpion Zinc is a zinc mine in the ǁKaras Region of southern , producing Special High Grade zinc. The mine is situated near . 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
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Tswana—“Skorpion Zinc” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Anninaub and Koivib.

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ǁKaras: Highlights

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