| Deposit ID | 10079496 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029106 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Atawi |
| Geographic coordinates: | 34.18469, 25.63277 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Talc | Gangue |
| Result | CU 1.05 PERCENT IRON 5.58 PERCENT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Rock unit name | Amphibolite;Granite Gneisses |
| Rock description | Amphibolite;Granite Gneisses |
| (1) | 34.18469, 25.63277 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliations Of Metamorphism |
| General form | SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Length | 200M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 0 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029106 |
SRC.REF: GSE
1937 EXPLORATION HUME
1965 EXPLORATION EL SHAZLY AND SABET
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND DETAILED STUDY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEAR ZONE IS NEEDED. ALSO, THE EXTENTION OF THE ORE NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION |
| Deposit | MORE DETAILED DATA ABOUT THE SIZE SHAPE AND EVALUATION ARE NEEDED |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: ANCIANT EGYPTIANS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1979 | Milad | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.