page_title: Kombat
hierarchical_section_title: Kombat
caption_attribution_description: English: Nambulite Locality: Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia (Locality at mindat.org) Size: 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm. An INCREDIBLY RARE, 5 mm, GEM, cherry-red nambulite crystal on a bit of matrix from the ONE-TIME find at the Kombat Mine in the early 1970s. Ex. John Barlow Collection. John bought a huge lot of this material when it came out in the one time find. I got these thumbnail crystals from his grandson about 5-6 years ago. I have NOT seen the material for sale in ANY quality or size since. It is so incredibly rare; most folks will never own any. This is small, but at least its pretty, and has crystal faces, and has gemminess....something even many small pieces do not. An ultimate rarity! Deutsch: Nambulit Fundort: Kombat Mine, Kombat, Distrikt Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa, Namibia (Fundort bei mindat.org) Größe: 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm.
context_page_description: Kombat is a mine and its associated settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountain Range in northern Namibia. It is situated 37 kilometres East of Otavi on the B8 to Grootfontein. Kombat at its peak had over 1,000 inhabitants. As of 2015 it is almost abandoned, although Kombat Primary School still operates at reduced capacity, and a clinic is serving the remaining inhabitants.
  Minerals were discovered near Kombat in 1850. Around the year 1900, Kombat Mine was opened to extract copper. It was operated by Tsumeb Corporation Limited until the 1970s and by Ongopolo Mining as from 1999. In 2006 Ongopolo and the mine were taken over by Weatherly International PLC, a mining house based in London. Soon thereafter in 2007 the mine flooded, was abandoned, and has been dormant since. In 2015 Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti acquired the town and the mine for 50 million N$, allegedly with the intention of re-selling it to the Namibian government at a handsome profit.
  Besides copper, there are sizeable deposits of lead and silver. The mine is known for a host of rare minerals, including glaucochroite.
context_section_description: Kombat (the place of the giraffe) is a mine and its associated settlement at the southern margin of the Otavi Mountain Range in northern Namibia. It is situated 37 kilometres (23 mi) East of Otavi on the B8 to Grootfontein. Kombat at its peak had over 1,000 inhabitants. As of 2015 it is almost abandoned, although Kombat Primary School still operates at reduced capacity, and a clinic is serving the remaining inhabitants.
  Minerals were discovered near Kombat in 1850. Around the year 1900, Kombat Mine was opened to extract copper. It  was operated by Tsumeb Corporation Limited until the 1970s and by Ongopolo Mining as from 1999. In 2006 Ongopolo and the mine were taken over by Weatherly International PLC, a mining house based in London. Soon thereafter in 2007 the mine flooded, was abandoned, and has been dormant since. In 2015 Namibian businessman Knowledge Katti acquired the town and the mine for 50 million N$, allegedly with the intention of re-selling it to the Namibian government at a handsome profit.
  Besides copper, there are sizeable deposits of lead and silver. The mine is known for a host of rare minerals, including glaucochroite.
  In the vicinity, Welwitchia Health Training Center brought life to the known ghost town of Kombat. It offers Bachelors of Nursing Science program, Enrolled Nursing Science and Midwifery as well as Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology.
  There are also recreational facilities such as Kombat Lodge where visitors and people of the town can enjoy themselves.
caption: Nambulite, a very rare gem, from Kombat Mine. The sample size is 0.7 x 0.6 x 0.4 cm.
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