NAMIBIA

NAMIBIA / NAMIBIË.

Minerals.
Rosh Pinah zinc mine.
First stamp in a set of 8, issued on 02.01.1991.
Face value: 35 South African cents.
Design: J. van Niekerk.
Printing: Offset lithography.

Catalogs
- Michel No. 690.
- Scott No. 682.
- StampWorld No. 23.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 560.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 647.

This mine is located near Rosh Pinah in the ǁKaras Region of southern Namibia, about 20 km (12 mi) north of the Orange River and 50 km (31 mi) east of the Atlantic. It is owned by Trevali Mining Corporation since 2017. German-born Jew Mose Kohan discovered zinc in the nearby Hunz Mountains in 1963. He also coined the name "Rosh Pinah" which is a Hebrew term for "cornerstone". The mine has been in continuous operation since 1969, and it has reserves amounting to 14 million tonnes of ore grading 2% lead and 8% zinc thus resulting 280,000 tonnes of lead and 1.12 million tonnes of zinc. The mine also produces copper, silver and gold as byproducts.