Uis 5391497 206000091 2008-04-16T11:49:35Z Blofeld of SPECTRE 1616157 [[Image:Abraumhalden Uis.JPG|thumb|250px|Mine Spoils, Uis, Namibia]] '''Uis''' is a tiny town located in the western [[Damaraland]] region of [[Namibia]]. [[Tin]] has been mined in the Uis region since the early 1900s and the town was established in [[1958]] as a [[mining|mine]] workers residence when a [[South African]] mining company started operations there and increased production. Today when approaching Uis, the first thing you see is a huge [[white]] mountain which is in fact the old mine dump for [[processed]] tin [[ore]]. In [[1991]], the main mining operation closed down because the price of tin dropped far enough to make it un-economical. There is still minimal work progressing on the mine site today. [[Technology]] has improved enough to make it worthwhile to re-process the already excavated ore that was originally discarded and there is a tiny re-processing plant located near the old mine dumps. This ore is processed to an enriched state and then taken to [[Walvis Bay]] for [[export]]. Uis is located in the shadow of the [[Brandberg Mountain]], Namibia's highest. The Brandberg is home to the world famous [[The White Lady]] rock painting, said by some to be over 20,000 years old. Being also situated on the main [[road]] between the coast and the Damaraland interior there is s reasonable amount of traffic and Uis manages to eke out an existence based almost entirely on this [[traffic]] passing through the area. There is a small [[supermarket]], [[guesthouse]] and a [[petrol]] station, together with a few other small shops. One product that Uis still produces is rocks and minerals. Namibia is well known as a [[mineral]] rich country and [[geologists]] come from all over the world to study in Namibia because much of the interesting [[geology]] and rare rocks are situated at ground level rather than on top of mountains or deep underground. ==External links== {{Geolinks-cityscale|-21.2275|14.8575}} * [http://www.brandbergrestcamp.com/ Brandberg Rest Camp] * [http://www.africa-adventure.org/w/whitelady/index.html The White Lady] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Namibia ]] [[de:Uis]] [[es:Uis]] [[it:Uis (Namibia)]] [[ro:Uis]]