El Hassa

Past Producer in Jordan with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081080
MRDS ID W032779
Record type Site
Current site name El Hassa
Alternate or previous names El-Hasa, Jpmc, Hasa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 36.00141, 30.99907 (WGS84)
Relative position 130 KM S OF AMMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jordan(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Jordan

Comments on the location information

  • NOT SHOWN ON LOCATION MAP (REF #1) SCALE IS NOT CORRECT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 36.00141, 30.99907

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 2.2M
    Depth to top 6.4M
    Depth to bottom 8.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1962

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jordon Phosphate Mines Co. Ltd.

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material P ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^68 Percent
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 68wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE BENCH

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MINE, CONCENTRATOR, EXPLORATION OFFICE, BENEFICATION PLANT

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1980 Gassaway, Judith S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.