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Hammash Copper Deposit

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  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 10079494
MRDS ID W029104
Record type Site
Current site name Hammash Copper Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.11802, 24.66618 (WGS84)
Elevation 393

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore

Analytical data

Result CU 17% FE2O3 4.02% AL2O3 2.39%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Microgranodiorite And Microgranite
    Rock description Microgranodiorite And Microgranite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Metamorphic Rocks
    Rock description Metamorphic Rocks

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.11802, 24.66618
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fissures Filled With Qz-Mineralised Veins Trending 90 Degree Or 230 Degree Ne-Sw

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS
    Strike 90 OR 230
    Dip 60N OR 60NW
    Thickness 3M
    Width 2.3M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPTH EXTENT OF THE VEINS NEEDED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GSE LABORATORIES

  • Deposit

    MOUSTAFA AND HILMY,1958, CONTRIBUTION TO THE GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE HAMMASH COPPER DEPOSITS, SOUTHEASTERN DESERT, EGYPT, PAPER NO

  • Deposit

    1958 EXPLORATION MOUSTAFA AND HILM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EVALUATION OF THE ORE AND ORE RESERVES ARE NOT MENTIONND HERE

Reporter information

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

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