ANNEXURE TABLE 1: ROAD BUILDING MATERIALS IN NAMIBIA: ROCKS AND STONES

CODE SUITABILITY

DESCRIPTION OF ROCK

REFERENCE

QUANTITY

REMARKS

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
12
12
13
13
14A
14
15
Cx
Cx
Cx
Cx
Cx
CR, Ch, Co
Ch, Co, B
Co, B
CR,Co
Ch
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
Ch
CR, Co
CR, Co
Ch
CR, Co
CR, Co
Co

Dolerite, Solid Boulders
Dolerite, Solid Boulders
Dolerite, Solid Boulders
Solid Dolerite
Dolerite, Solid Boulders
Surface Quartzite Slab
Solid Dolerite
Baked Shale
Sandstone
Dolerite Boulders
Baked Shale, Tillite
Silcrete Capping
Gneiss Outcrop
Solid Dolerite
Hard Tillite
Granite Outcrop
Dolerite Dyke
Granite/Gneiss
Gneiss
Fish River Alluvial

BP 6415
BP 7495
BP 8555
BP 8825
BP 9530/40/60
        -
commercial source
commercial source
KB 230A
KB 230C
KB 150A
SL 36+600
SL 13+200A
KB 1110A
KB 1112A SL82+200A
SL82+200
Municipal QuarrySL81+800A
KB 1520

unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
large area
large area
large area
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
limited
unlimited
unlimited
-

-
-
-
-
-
no blast
-
-
-
-
check tillite for CR
used by LTA
not used
used by Herma
-
-
used by LTA
-
used by LTA
-

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
CR, Co
Ch, CR, Co
Ch, CR, Co
Ch, CR, Co
Ch, CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
Cr, Co
CR,Co
CR, Co
Cx
CR, Co
CR, Co
Cx
CR, Co
CR
CR, Co
CR, Co, Ch
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co, Ch
CR, Co, Ch
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Ch, Co
Cx
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Ch, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
CR, Co, Ch
Co
Co
Co
Co
Co
Co
Co
CR, Co
CR, Co
Ch
Co
Co
Co

Solid Sandstone
Dolomite Outcrop
Dolomite Outcrop
Alluvial Boulders
Dolomite
Basalt
Sandstone, Tillite
Fish River Alluvial
Quartz Pebbles
Surface Quartz Pebbles
Aris Phonolite
Dolerite Dykes, Boulders
Marble Outcrop
Rössing Quartzite
Indurated Shale
Limestone/Marble
Granite Outcrops
Dolerite Dyke
Crystal Limestone and Dolomite
Crystal Limestone and Dolomite
Dolomite (coarse grained)
Dolomite (Hill)
Dolomite (Hill)
Colluvial Quartz Pebbles
Quartz/Sandstone
Colluvial Quartz Pabbles
Crystalline Limestone and Marble
Crystalline Limetone
Dolomite (Hill)(Elefantenberg)
Dolomite
Dolomite
Dolomite (Berg Aukas)
Calcrete/Silcrete Bank 15 m
Silcrete
Quartzite (Dum Dum)
Silcrete
Silcrete
Dolomite Outcrop
Dolomite
Silcrete/Quartzite
Basalt Screes
Dolomite
Dolomite
Dolomite and Limestone
Chert Pebbles
Quartzite (Ruacana)
Dolomite
Dolomite
Solid Calcrete/Silcrete
Granite/Gneiss
Granite/Gneiss
Quartzite Boulders
Dolomite
Alluvial Conglomerate
Quartzitic Alluvial
Surface Quartzite
Alluvial Conglomerate
Solid Quartzite Formation
Alluvial Rock
Surface Quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite
Solid Diabase
River Gravel
River Gravel
River Gravel

KB 1920A
KB 3020A
KB 3320A
SB 195A
SB 1A
BP 40.8 + others
several sites
several sites
SA/21/KS and other
BP 35 and others
Commercial Quarry
BP5 and other
BP 72
Commercial Quarry
Karibib
BP 49 and other
BP 12A
BP 5
BP 72 and other
BP 10
BP 22 and other
Commercial Quarry
BDID and other
BP 88,8 and other
Witvley
several sites
BP 7, 15, 28
B1a, B3, B9 et al
B12
Gabus Quarry
B1 - B9
several
BP 33, 44
BP 336
BP 225
Masare
Tkatkawe
BP 8
Henning Crusher
Bagani/Andara
Swartmodder
B2 - B5
B6
BP 45C, 43D, 31D
BP 036, 060, 9B et al
Quarry
Commerc. Quarry
Commerc. Quarry
Clifford & H Quarry
-
several sites
Omatako
Abenab
Holoog River
Several rivers
Rep.26/1 Scott&DW
several rivers
-
Konkiep River
-
SB 2A
-
SB 3A
-
-
-

unlimited
large
-
large
unlimited
unlimited
large
large
limited
large
large
limited
limited
limited
large
unlimited
unlimited
small
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
-
unlimited
150 000 m³
unlimited
limited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
large
large
limited
limited
limited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
limited
unlimited
unlimited
unlimited
limited
limited
large
unlimited
limited
large
large
unlimited
unlimited
limited
limited
-
limited
unlimited
-
-
unlimited
unlimited
150 000 m³
limited
limited
limited

-
ACV borderline case
-
-
-
weather. problems
plastic fines
Nat.Conserv.Area
several smaller ar.
no blast
-
-
-
-
variable
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
several
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ex mine
blasting
-
-
-
-
-
ex Tsumeb Mine
-
Monument area
-
-
-
large area
-
-
several
premix suitable
seawater problem
soluble salt problem
no blast
ex mine
-
Commercial Source
-
-
Commercial Source
-
-
along T.R. 14/2
  

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