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O'Okiep Copper Company
O'Okiep Copper Company is a old mining company that started of as the Cape Copper Company in the 1800's. The O'Okiep Copper Company was official formed in 1937, were it is located in a small town called Nababeep, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

History
O'Okiep Copper Company was registered as a private company in 1937 after the Cape Copper Company was sold and the name was change to O'Okiep Copper Company. O'Okiep Copper Company was also referred to as "OCC" nicknamed by the locals. The "OCC" was a mining copper in the copper rich area which was discovered by the Dutch explorer Simon van der Stel whom was also the first Governer of the Cape Colony.

The company survived the Anglo-Boer War and later

The O'Okiep Copper Company was once one of the richest copper mines in the world but was closed down in 2004 due to economical down turn of copper. The holding company Metorex decided to close the due to financial loses. The OCC today exists as a non-mining company but still has the obligation to rehabilitate all the mined areas.

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