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Al Jalamid

Prospect in Saudi Arabia with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023293
MRDS ID I000123
Record type Site
Current site name Al Jalamid

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.93467, 31.33233 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IS FOR THE TOWN OF AL JALAMID. THE DEPOSIT IS FOUND NEAR THE TRANS-ARABIAN PIPELINE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE KINGDOM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 39.93467, 31.33233
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 120000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 21.4 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE IS "READILY" MINEABLE ORE IDENTIFIED BY THE PREFEASIBILITY STUDY OF DGMR. EARLIER, A RESERVE BASE OF 310 MILLION TONNES OF PHOSPHATE ROCK AVERAGING 23% P2O5 HAD BEEN REPORTED.

Comments on development

  • FURTHER DRILLING IS PLANNED IN 1990 TO INCREASE CONFIDENCE IN THE PROJECT RESERVES AND TO OPTIMIZE THE OPEN PIT DESIGN. ; ECON.COM: PREFEASIBILITY STUDY COMPLETED BY DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MINERAL RESOURCES (DGMR). BENEFICIATION TESTS HAVE SHOWN THAT A CONCENTRATE CAN BE PRODUCED BY CONVENTIONAL CALCINATION AND THE CRUSHING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHOSPHATE ROCK WOULD ALLOW FLOTATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1990, SAUDI ARABIA, IN MIDDLE EAST: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1990, P. 150

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-90 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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