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Oron

Prospect in Israel with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10024697
MRDS ID ISM0432
Record type Site
Current site name Oron

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.98142, 30.85908 (WGS84)
Relative position CENTROID, ABOUT 4 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Israel(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Israel

Comments on the location information

  • CENTROID SOUTH OF THE ROAD FROM BEERSHEVA TO SODOM. ABOUT 60 KM FROM BEERSHEVA
  • LOCATION DATA FROM MAP IN RF3. THE OPEN PITS LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF THE SYRIAN DESERT SOME 150 KM FROM THE AL QAIM FERTILIZER COMPLEX, WHICH IS DUE TO START PRODUCTION DURING 1982. AL QAIM FERTILIZER CAPACITY IS 1250 TPD P2O5, AND 1100 TPD TSP, MAP, NPK-PRODUCTS. TWO "DEPOSITS" (WORLD MINING, VOL.35, NO.8, 1982, P.139, SAN FRANCISCO)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PHOSPHATE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
    Rock unit name Mishash Formation;Ghareb Formation
    Rock description Mishash Formation;Ghareb Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.98142, 30.85908
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Oron Syncline

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 30M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ; APATITE (FRANCOLITE) 56-70 %, CALCITE 15-32 %, GYPSUM 3-4 %; MINOR HALITE, QUARTZ, CLAY MINERALS, IRON OXIDES, DOLOMITE; PHOSPHORITES OCCUR IN THE UPPER PART OF THE MISHASH FORMATION OF LATE CAMPANIEN AGE. STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE OF LCRET (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM): - GHAREB FORMATION, MAESTRICHTIAN, MARLS, BITUMINOUS AND CHALK, - MISHASH FORMATION, CAMPANIEN, SUBDIVIDED IN A LOWER CHERT UNIT (ABOUT 30 M THICK) AND AN UPPER PHOSPHORITE UNIT (UP TO 40 M THICK). WITHIN THE PHOSPHORITE UNIT UP TO 5 PHOSPHATE BEDS (NUMBERED 0-4) CAN BE RECOGNIZED; - MENUHA FORMATION, SANTONIAN, CHALK. PHOSPHORITE UNIT IN ORON IS ABOUT 10 M THICK AND CONTAINS 3 PHOSPHATE BEDS EACH 1-2 M THICK GRADING 61 %, 55 % AND 63 % BPL. SEDIMENTS ARE FOLDED; NE STRIKING ORON SYNCLINE BETWEEN HATHIRA ANTICLINE (NW) AND HATSERA ANTICLINE (SE). PHOSPHATES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED OVER A STRIKING LENGTH OF 23 KM. RESERVE CALCULATIONS INCLUDE MINERALIZATIONS DOWN TO A DEPTH OF 30 M
  • ; FLUORAPATITE CARBONATE-CONTAINING, CALCITE; MINOR: DOLOMITE, MONTMORILLONITE, PALYGORSKITE, QUARTZ, ILLITE, TRACES OF CARNOTITE, METATUYAMUNITE, HALITE, GYPSUM; PHOSPHATE BEARING UMM-ER-RADHUMA FORMATION 22 M THICK IS CONSIDERED LOWER AND MIDDLE PALEOCENE, IT IS DIVIDED (TOP TO BOTTOM): CALCAREOUS CLAYSTONE (FRANDICULARIAN) 2-3 M THICK; PSEUDO OOLITIC (PHOSPHATIC) CLAY & LIMESTONE 0,5 M THICK (MAXIMUM); MARLY LIMESTONE 3-6 M THICK; SHELLY LIMESTONE 3-5 M THICK; OOLITIC CALCAREOUS PHOSPHATE (BED 1) 8-10 M THICK; SHELLY OOLITIC PHOSPHATE (BED 2) 0-2 M THICK; BONE OOLITIC CALCAREOUS PHOSPHATE (BED 2) 1-2 M THICK; CLAY CALCAREOUS DOLOMITE AND BONE CLAY PHOSPHATIC LIMESTONE 0,2-1 M THICK; CLAYSTONE 1-3 M THICK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1952
Year of last production 1982

Mining district

District name Negev

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Negev Phosphates Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • 1.2 MILLION TPY ORE
  • 3.4 MILLION TPA (PHOSPHATE ROCK 46 % BPL) IN 1981 COULD EASILY BE DOUBLED WITHOUT MUCH ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT BY WORKING 24 HOURS PER DAYTHE OPEN PIT MINE HAS A RATED CAPACITY OF 3.4 MILLION TPY CONCENTRATED ROCK PRODUCT

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 55000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 22 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES WITHIN AN AREA OF 35 KM2 DOWN TO A DEPTH OF 30 M. REPORTERS OPINION: R1E + R1M, COMPRISING QUANTITY MENTIONED IN R1E1
  • CALCULATED FROM INFORMATION SOURCE, SEE FOR REP4
  • PROVEN ORES, BUT NO STATEMENTS AVAILABLE CONCERNING WORKABILITY

Comments on development

  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(UNKNOWN); EXPLORATION(UNKNOWN); MINED ORE ON THE AVERAGE CONTAINES 55 % BPL. WASHED CONCENTRATE GRADES 68-69 % BPL; CALCINATED CONCENTRATE, PRODUCED SINCE 1976 GRADES ABOUT 75 % BPL. CHEMISTRY: 1) PHOSPHAT ROCK TYPICAL 25.2 % P2O5, 52.5 % CAO, 2.9 % F, 0.4 % CL, 13.0 % CO2, 1.8 % SO3, 0.2 % MGO, 0.8 % NA2O, 0.03 % K2O, 0.5 % AL2O3, 0.3 % FE2O3, 2.0 % SIO2, 2.0 % OM, 2.0 % LOI; 2) APATITE FROM ORON 35.5 % P2O5, 52.3 % CAO, 4.0 % F, 3.1 % CO2. SOURCES OF INFO: 1) BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED. P.163, LONDON; 2) AXELROD, S. ET AL. 1980, P.157
  • NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. (). DEVELOPMENT(UNKNOWN); EXPLORATION(UNKNOWN); MINE STARTED PRODUCTION ON APRIL 7, 1981. CAPACITY IS 3,4 MILLION TPY CRUSHED PHOSPHATE ROCK (ROM) GRADING ABOUT 46 % BPL. OTHER SOURCE: RATED CAPACITY OF AKASHAT MINE IS 3.4 MILLION TONNES CONCENTRATED ROCK PRODUCT. CHEMISTRY: PHOSPHATE GRAINS 71.6 % BPL, 32.73 % P2O5, 50.9 % CAO, 3.66 % F, 4.35 % CO2, 1.89 % SO3, 0.62 % MGO, 1.11 % NA2O, 0.21 % FE2O3, 0.22 % SIO2

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE 0-30 M SCREENING, WASHING, CALCINATION
Deposit THIS RECORD WAS COMPILED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY. THE DATA WERE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE USGS CIRCULAR 930 SERIES OF REPORTS. MINERAL RESOURCE CATEGORIES AND CODES HEREIN ARE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES. (SEE NATIONAL RESOURCES FORUM, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 307-313.). SURFACE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1982 Krauss, Ulrich H. Bundesanstalt Fuer Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffee (Germany)

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