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Zug El Bahar Lead,Zinc Mine

Past Producer in Egypt with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079528
MRDS ID W029151
Record type Site
Current site name Zug El Bahar Lead,Zinc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.28469, 25.83275 (WGS84)
Relative position 3KM. WEST OF THE RED SEA COAST

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS ALSO 34 KM. NORTH OF THE UMM GHEIG DEPOSIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF CHANEL SAMPLES COVERING AS MUCH AS 5.2% OF THE MINERALIZED SANDSTONES MEAN VALUES: LEAD 0.9% ZINC 2.3% LUMP SAMPLES LEAD 0.5% ZINC 0.3%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Diorites Granodiorites Granites
    Rock description Diorites Granodiorites Granites

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.28469, 25.83275
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Joints Dip 60-65 Degrees Sw An Unconformity Between Basement Rocks And Upper Cretaceous
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults Striking Atan Angle Of 150 Degrees And Dipping Southwestwards At An Angle Of 75 Degrees

Ore body information

  • General form ERRATIC POCKET
    Length 78M
    Width 20M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: COARSE GRAINED CALCAREOUS SANDSTONES ALSO CONGLOMERATES MARLS LIMESTONES AND CLAY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 0
Discoverer Anciant Egyptians
Year of first production 0

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner El Nasr Phosphate Comp.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EGYPT PAPER NO.61

  • Deposit

    ON THE RESULTS OF PROSPECTION GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL WORK FOR LEAD AND ZINC ALONG THE COASTAL STRIP OF THE RED SEA IN 1970-71

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON GENERALIZATION OF GEOLOGICALDATA ON MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.A.R.CARRIED OUT UNDER CONTRACT 1247 IN 1966-68 KOCHIN AND BASSYUNI

  • Deposit

    1924 EXPLORATION BEADNELL

  • Deposit

    1955-59 EXPLORATION E.M.EL SHAZLY

  • Deposit

    1960 GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS KAMAL AND EL HAKIM

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZATION IS NOT DELINEATED ALL KNOWN DEPOSITS OF LEAD AND ZINC ARE CONFINED TO ONE AND THE SAME STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1977 Tabarak U.S. Geological Survey

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