Baid Al Jimalah

Occurrence in Saudi Arabia with commodities Tungsten, Tin

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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10024799
MRDS ID	ISM0551
Record type	Site
Current site name	Baid Al Jimalah
Alternate or previous names	Ba'Id Al Jimalah

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	42.68455, 25.1494 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Comments on the location information

L2 REFERS ONLY TO CONCESSIONS IN THE "COUTO MINEIRO DE VALDARCAS". TUNGSTEN IS ALSO KNOWN IN NEIGHBOURING COUNCIL DISTRICTS OF PONTE DE LIMA, AND MIRANDA D O DOURO (BRAGANCA).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Tungsten Critical	Primary
Tin Critical	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

TUNGSTEN

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bornite	Ore
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Galena	Ore
Molybdenite	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Pyrrhotite	Ore
Scheelite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Rock unit name Murdama Group

Rock description Murdama Group
Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
Rock unit name	Murdama Group
Rock description	Murdama Group

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	42.68455, 25.1494	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Regional
Structure description	Small Pluton Of Late Proterozoic Porphyritic Granite And Associated Hornfels .

Comments on the geologic information

; WLFM + SCLT + VSVN + ACNL + TRML + GRLR + DPSD + EPDT + QRTZ + PYTT + ARPR + PYRT; AT LEAST EIGHT SEPARATE OREBODIES OCCUR IN COVAS AREA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

INFERRED RESERVES, CONTAINED WITHIN 8 DEPOSITS IN AREA.
PROVEN RESERVES IN 8 DEPOSITS IN AREA.

Comments on development

NON-GEOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON DEVELOPMENT OR EXPANSION IN 1-5 YRS. ().

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	ISM0551
USGS	International Strategic Minerals Inventory	ISMI	W0149

Bibliographic references

Deposit

LOFTS,P.G., 1986, BA'ID AL JIMALAH TUNGSTEN PROJECT, NAJD REGION, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, IN A.R. DRYSDALL,C.R. RAMSAY, AND D.B. STOESER, (EDS.), FELSIC PLUTONIC ROCKS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALIZATION OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, JO URNAL OF AFRICAN EARCH SCIENCES, VOL. 4, P. 229-236.
Deposit

COLE,J.C., 1981, STRUCTURE, LATERAL ZONATION AND GENESIS OF A PROTEROZOIC STOCKWORK TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERI CA, ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS 1981, VOL. 13, NO. 7, P. 429.
Deposit

KAMILLI,R.J., 1986, GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE BAID AL JIMALAH TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; SAUDI ARABIAN DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL RECORD UGSG-TR 06-2, 54P.
Deposit

ELLIOTT,J.E. AND COLE,J.C., 1986, BAID AL JIMALAH WEST TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT - R ESULTS OF TRENCH EXCAVATION, SAMPLING AND DETAILED MAPPING, KINGDOM OF SAUDI AR ABIA; SAUDI ARABIAN DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL RECORD USGS -TR 06-3, 43 P.
Deposit

SMITH, E.A., BARNES, D.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, B., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION, AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1.

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 AND UNDERGROUND

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 AND UNDERGROUND

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-OCT-1916	Sinclair, W.David	Geological Survey of Canada

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Baid Al Jimalah

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