It is noted for its biological diversity. The unique ecologies on the various inselbergs, peaks, hills and plains in the vicinity, having varied rocky and shallow soil substrates, support a wide diversity of plants, animals, birds and insects, including rare and endemic species, a number of them threatened.[3] The writer William Charles Scully wrote that, “for sheer uncompromising aridity, for stark grotesque naked horror, these mountains stand probably unsurpassed on the face of the globe.”[4]
This mountain should not be confused with Gamsberg, a mountain in Namibia.[5]
The first blast off of Phase 1 was in July 2015, with an access ramp being completed in April 2017.
In November 2017, Vedanta Zinc International (VZI) announce a collaboration with General Electric and mining software developer MineRP. The initial stage of this collaboration will be part of the "Smart Ore Movement" launch at the Gamsberg mine.
The mine was officially opened on Thursday 28 February 2019 by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.[6]
Gamsberg Mine Landslideedit
On 17 November 2020, a mining-related "geotechnical incident" caused a landslide and 10 miners to become trapped; with mining halted, eight miners were rescued, one died and one body was missing.[7] On 18 January 2021, a press release stated mining operations had resumed.[8]
ghaamsberg, mountain, south, africa, situated, just, east, aggeneys, namakwa, district, municipality, northern, cape, province, south, border, with, namibia, summit, 1148, metres, above, level, location, south, africahighest, pointelevation1, listinglist, moun. Ghaamsberg is a mountain in South Africa situated just east of Aggeneys in the Namakwa District Municipality of the Northern Cape province 33 km to the south of the border with Namibia Its summit is 1148 metres above sea level GhaamsbergGhaamsbergLocation in South AfricaHighest pointElevation1 148 m 3 766 ft 1 ListingList of mountains in South AfricaCoordinates29 14 45 S 18 58 7 E 29 24583 S 18 96861 E 29 24583 18 96861 2 GeographyLocationNorthern CapeIt is noted for its biological diversity The unique ecologies on the various inselbergs peaks hills and plains in the vicinity having varied rocky and shallow soil substrates support a wide diversity of plants animals birds and insects including rare and endemic species a number of them threatened 3 The writer William Charles Scully wrote that for sheer uncompromising aridity for stark grotesque naked horror these mountains stand probably unsurpassed on the face of the globe 4 This mountain should not be confused with Gamsberg a mountain in Namibia 5 Contents 1 Gamsberg Mine 1 1 Gamsberg Mine Landslide 2 References 3 External linksGamsberg Mine editIn 2006 there were proposals for an open cast zinc mine on its summit 3 In 2011 the Vedanta Resources bought the undeveloped mine from Anglo American The first blast off of Phase 1 was in July 2015 with an access ramp being completed in April 2017 In November 2017 Vedanta Zinc International VZI announce a collaboration with General Electric and mining software developer MineRP The initial stage of this collaboration will be part of the Smart Ore Movement launch at the Gamsberg mine The mine was officially opened on Thursday 28 February 2019 by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa 6 Gamsberg Mine Landslide edit On 17 November 2020 a mining related geotechnical incident caused a landslide and 10 miners to become trapped with mining halted eight miners were rescued one died and one body was missing 7 On 18 January 2021 a press release stated mining operations had resumed 8 References edit Google Earth Ghaamsberg a b Cohen Callan Claire Spottiswoode and Jonathan Rossouw 2006 Southern African Birdfinder ISBN 1 86872 725 4 pages 80 82 Cited by William Dicey Borderline p 167 Namibia s Geological Treasures permanent dead link Vedanta Zinc International Gamsberg Search for last miner trapped at South Africa s Gamsberg goes on mining halted Reuters 21 November 2020 Retrieved 23 June 2023 Vedanta Zinc s Gamsberg mine resumes production following November accident External links editHydrogeology of Groundwater Bushmanland nbsp This Northern Cape location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghaamsberg amp oldid 1161550016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
