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Abu Swayel Deposit

Occurrence in Egypt with commodities Copper, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079492
MRDS ID W029101
Record type Site
Current site name Abu Swayel Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 33.63467, 22.79965 (WGS84)
Elevation 389

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Into Malachite And Chrysocolla

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS COPPER 2.85 PERCENT NICKEL 1.53 PERCENT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Rock unit name Amphibolite;Garnet-Qtz-Mica Schist;Hornblend Gneiss;Serpentine
    Rock description Amphibolite;Garnet-Qtz-Mica Schist;Hornblend Gneiss;Serpentine

Nearby scientific data

(1) 33.63467, 22.79965
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Steeply Inclined Shear Zone Trending Nw-Se

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS
    Strike 308
    Dip 65-70 DEGREES NE
    Thickness 12M
    Length 200M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPTHS OF LEACHING AND OXIDATION IS IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Discoverer Egyptians

Comments on the workings information

  • NO EXTRACTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT

  • Deposit

    CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION AT ABU SWAYEL AREA, EASTERN DESERT E.M. ELSHAZLY ETAL EGYPT J. GEOL. V. 9, P45-66 AND V.13 NO 1, P. 1-14 AND V. 17 NO 1, P. 1-18.

  • Deposit

    KOCHIN

  • Deposit

    1904 PROSPECTION NILE VALLEY COMPANY

  • Deposit

    1937 DESCRIPTION HUME

  • Deposit

    1949 DETAILED DISCOVERY NASSIME

  • Deposit

    1960 DETAILED PROSPECTING DEMAG

  • Deposit

    1967 INVESTIGATION GS EXPERTS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DELINEATION OF THE EXTENTION OF THE OREBODY NEEDS DETAILED STUDY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Milad U.S. Geological Survey

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