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Wadi Umm Ghamis El Zaraga Iron Occurrence

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079542
MRDS ID W029169
Record type Site
Current site name Wadi Umm Ghamis El Zaraga Iron Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.28469, 25.53277 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Comments on the location information

  • 91 KM FROM QUSEIR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Analytical data

Result SURFACE SAMPLING: FE=44.28%, FE203=56.27%, FEO=6.40%, SIO2=27.54%
Result CORE SAMPLING: FE=41.20%, FE2O3=43.13%, FEO=13.88%, SIO2=28.95%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.28469, 25.53277
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MANGANESE LOCATED ON UPPER PART OF WEISNER QUARTZITE AT OR NEAR CONTACT WITH SHADY DOLOMITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS SMALL PITS

Comments on development

  • REPORT CONTAINS DRILL LOGS AND CHEMICAL ANALYSES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRIED KRUPP 1962: IRON ORE PROJECT, KOSSEIR(UPPER EGYPT). SPECIAL V.3, WADI UMM GHAMIS EL ZARQU IRON ORE DEPOSIT, ESSEN.

  • Deposit

    SABET, A.H. 1956: GEOLOGY OF UMM GHAMIS EL ZARQU IRON ORE DEPOSIT, EGYPT,MSC. THESIS, CAIRO UNIV. CAIRO

  • Deposit

    SHUKRI, N.M.: EL ZARQU, E.D. EGYPTIAN J. GEO V.3 NO. 2

  • Deposit

    TECHNO EXPORT 1960: REPORT ON RESEARCH ON THE POSSIBILITY OF CONCENTRATION OF IRON ORE OF THE E. AND W. D. WITH 30% FE U.S.S.R.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 5.6 MILLION TONS WITH 44.61 FE CONTENT ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT
Deposit SERIES OF IRREGULAR POCKETS
Deposit DEPOSITS INCOMPLETELY EXPLORED, TONNAGES MAY BE LARGE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1980 Adel U.S. Geological Survey

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