| Deposit ID | 10135160 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000087 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sebaia |
| Alternate or previous names | Mostah Yassin, Sharawna, Oweiniya, Qurayat, Hagaria, West Sebalya |
| Geographic coordinates: | 32.66828, 25.16638 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| (1) | 32.66828, 25.16638 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000087 |
REPORT ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN MINISTRY
OF FINANCE. CAIRO, 1922, 50 PP.
POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY AND MINING AUTHORITY. 1984, 144 PP.
BRITIUSH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.
5TH ED., 1987, PP. 161-162.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)
1996.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS AVAILABILITY DATA BASE, JUNE,
1995.
MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING
AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIRECTORY. METALS BULLETIN. 1ST. ED.,
1987.
A.M.A. WALI. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF EGYPT. PAPER 90-77
PRESENTED AT SME ANNUAL MEETING, SALT LAKE CITY, 1990.
F. HABASHI AND F.A. BASSYOUNI. MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ARAB
COUNTRIES. CHEMECON PUB. (QUEBEC). 1982, PP. 18-27.
B.A. KOMHAUSER. TRIP REPORT-FIELD EVALUATION OF THE MINERAL
INDUSTRIES OF EGYPT & ISRAEL. SEPT. 2-22, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 65% P2O5. RES: 75MMT. OVERBURDEN 3M OF GRAVEL AND MUD FROM NILE RIVER. CAPACITY 481 KT/YR. OVERBURDEN VARIED FROM LOOSE GRAVEL TO HARD MATERIAL. MAXIMUM STRIPPING RATIO FOR OPEN PIT IS 13:1. MINES OPERATE 6 DAYS/WEEK, EITHER 2 OR 3 SHIFTS/DAY. DRILL & BLAST ON 2 SHIFTS. ORE TRANSPORTED TO ASSLUT, CAIRO, AND MANKABOT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-MAR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.