| Deposit ID | 10134333 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5020000003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tarag El Hbari |
| Alternate or previous names | Sijri Habbari, Al Haberi, Al Maberi |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.83471, 34.16555 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Syria(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Syria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 38.83471, 34.16555 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.4M | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | General Co. Of Phosphate Mines-Gecopham (Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Syria |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 400000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5020000003 |
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 1980.
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA
DISTRICT, EGYPT, VOL. 61, 1966, PP. 1142-1161.
EARTH SCIENCES, INC., URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATES RESOURCES AND
TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF URANIUM RECOVERY FROM PHOSPHATES
RESOURCES, UNITED STATES AND FREE WORLD, VOL. 1.
THE OXFORD MAP OF SYRIA, GEOPROJECTS P.O. BOX 113.529,
BEIRUT, LEBANON.
UNITED STATES, BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL. 57
NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1963.
UNITED STATES, BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL. 67
NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1970.
UNITED STATES, BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL. 75
NO. 2, FEBRUARY 1978.
WORLD BANK, WORLD PHOSPHATE SURVEY BACKGROUND PAPERS,
SEPTEMBER 1979.
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 1987, PP. 174-75.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF MINERALIZED ZONE IS 1.9 METERS THE AREA BETWEEN AL HABARI AND SIJRI CONTAINS THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF PHOSPHATE LAYERS OF THE SOUTHERN DESERT OCCURENCES. IN THE HABARI AREA, INDICATED RESERVES TOTALLING OVER 400 MILLION TONNES OF ORE AVERAGING 19.8% P2O5 HAVE BEEN CALCULATED WITHIN AN AREA OF 180 KM2 (BRIT. SULPH, 87, P. 174-75) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-OCT-1992 | Bitar | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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