| Deposit ID | 10182679 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5020000002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sharkya B |
| Alternate or previous names | Ghadir Al Hamal, Shartya A&B, Eastern Area, Eastern A & B |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 36.70145, 34.71554 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Syria(country)
| Country |
|---|
| Syria |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 36.70145, 34.71554 |
|---|
| Thickness | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 4000M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 3500M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1400HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1933 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| Milling method | Sizing |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Geocopham (Government Owned) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Syria |
| Year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 600000 Metric Tons Ore/Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 405000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 573000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 573000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1400HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5020000002 |
BRITISH SULPHUR, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 1980
WORLD BANK, WORLD PHOSPHATE SURVEY BACKGROUND PAPERS,
SEP 1979
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA
BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE
DEPOSITS, FIFTH ED., LONDON, 274PP., 1987.
U S BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL 75, NO 2,
FEBRUARY 1978, P 14
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA
DISTRICT, EGYPT, VOL 61, 1966, P 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, SEP 1963
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL 67,
NO 2, FEB 1970
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1984, P. 437.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P. 450.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1988, P. 428.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-1996 | Fantel, Richard J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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