El Gedida

Producer in Egypt with commodities Chlorine, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159324
MAS/MILS ID 7290000006
Record type Site
Current site name El Gedida

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 28.85147, 28.4326 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Egypt(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Egypt

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chlorine Tertiary
Iron Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 28.85147, 28.4326

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LENTICULAR BEDS OF MIDDLE EOCENE ACE WITH IRREGULAR THICK- NESSES AND VARIABLE OVERBURDEN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit

Comments on the production information

  • ORE IS CRUSHED AND SINTERED BEFORE SMELTING AT HELWAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, EGYPT'S MINERAL RESOURCES, V.127, NO.3,

  • Deposit

    SEPT.1972, P. 265.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, EGYPTIAN IRON ORE DEPOSITS, FEB.1975, P.56.

  • Deposit

    SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPT. OF ECON. AND SOC.

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS, UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., 1970, PP.80-81.

  • Deposit

    DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET NH 35-16, SCALE 1:250,000.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NOT SURE OF LOCATION, COULD NOT FIND PLACE NAME ON MAP OF BAHARIYA OASIS AT 1:250,000. EST.LOCATION. CO-ORDINATES OF POINT 20 KM SW OF GEBEL GHORABI. DEPOSIT IS PART OF THE BAHARIYA OASIS SERIES OF DEPOSITS; OTHER 4 DEPOSITS ARE: GEBEL GHORABI (SEQ. NO. 729-000- 0007), NASSAR (25,000,000 MT AT 43.7% FE), EL-HARRA (34,000,000 MT AT 42% FE) AND EL-HEIZ ( 160,000,000 MT AT 28% FE).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-FEB-95 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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