| Deposit ID | 10079548 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029177 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ghorabi Iron Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.50148, 29.0326 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Aragonite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Chamosite | Gangue |
| Cliachite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Gibbsite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrolusite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | FE 40.7% TO 58.68% |
|---|---|
| Result | AL2O3 0.61%-4.9% |
| Result | BA 0.02%-3.77% |
| Result | MN 0.05%-8.O5% |
| Result | TIO2 0.07%-0.32% |
| Result | V2O5 0.001%-0.107% |
| Result | 50.18%-1.30% |
| Result | CAO 0.15%-4.82% |
| Result | CR2O3 0.004%-0.10% |
| Result | P 0.04%-0.36% |
| Result | MGO-TRACE-LOSS ON IGNITION 2.23%-11.47% |
| Result | CL 0.25%-4.64% |
| Result | NA 0.10%-3.80% |
| Result | SIO2 3.06%-24.34% |
| Result | K 0.10%-0.33%. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Bahiriya Formation, Composed Of Alternating Bands Of Sandstone, Sandy Clays And Clays With Angular Ferruginous Bands, Which Underlies The Iron Bed With Angular Unconformity |
| Rock description | Bahiriya Formation, Composed Of Alternating Bands Of Sandstone, Sandy Clays And Clays With Angular Ferruginous Bands, Which Underlies The Iron Bed With Angular Unconformity |
| (1) | 28.50148, 29.0326 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Transverse Faults Trending East-West Cut Across Gabel Ghorabi |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Minor Faults In The Southern And Northern Part Of Gabel Ghorabi. A Set Of Step Faults Trending East-West Cut Across The Southern Ghorabi Iron Beds |
| General form | LAYERED, BLANKET |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1975 |
| Discoverer | G.S.E. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.75M |
| Overall length | 1.83M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029177 |
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EGYPT-IRON ORE DEPOSITS-OF GHORABI NASSER AREAS-VOL1 TEXT BY B.EL NAASAN AND A.EL TAHLAWI
AFIA, M.S. AND NESSIN, S. 1952 INT REPORT NO. 3/54 GEO. SURV. CAIRO
EL SHAZLY, E.M. 1959 INT REPORT NO. 31/59 GEO. SURV. CAIRO
EL SHAZLY, E.M. 1962 G.S.E. CAIRO. P.50
1952 FIELD WORK AFIA AND NESSIM
1958 FIELD WORK ZAATOUT
1962 FIELD WORK EL SHAZLY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 50 TO 60% OF THE DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE AND 30 TO 45% IS DISSEMINATED, POROUS AND SPONGY |
| Deposit | THE TOTAL ORE RESERVES WHICH AMOUNT TO 55.528 MILLION TONS AND OF WHICH 31.300 MILLION TONS ARE CATEGORISED AS PROVED AND 24.228 MILLION TONS AS PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV; 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1979 | Tabarak | U.S. Geological Survey |
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