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Darhib Ore Deposit

Occurrence in Egypt with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096531
MRDS ID W029103
Record type Site
Current site name Darhib Ore Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 34.75134, 23.91622 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore
Talc Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Malachite And Talc

Analytical data

Result CU 0.1 %
Result ZN 0.3 %
Result PH 0.08 %. MAX CONC: CU 9.48 %
Result ZN 0.3 %
Result PH 2.5%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Andesite;Volcanic Breccia;Rhyolite
    Rock description Andesite;Volcanic Breccia;Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Meta-Andesite;Amphibolite
    Rock description Meta-Andesite;Amphibolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 34.75134, 23.91622
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Six Shear Zones Trending E-W Domal Structure In North Central Part

Ore body information

  • General form POCKETS IN THE SHEAR ZONES
    Strike E-W
    Dip 75 DEGREE N
    Thickness 10M
    Length 800M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zones Trending E-W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Egyption Co. For Mining Industry

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: G S LABORATORIES

  • Deposit

    REPORT ON THE WORK OF DARHIB GEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION DURING THE SEASON 1961-1962 BY SHAZLY,SHALARY AND HAYIK, DOCUMENT NO 38/62

  • Deposit

    KOCHIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1979 Milad U.S. Geological Survey

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