Al Qaim Al Khaim

Producer in Iraq with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182797
MAS/MILS ID 5050008801
Record type Site
Current site name Al Qaim Al Khaim
Alternate or previous names Al Kaim, Orkaim, Al Khaim

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 41.08467, 34.38211 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iraq(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Iraq

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Limestone, General Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 41.08467, 34.38211

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1983

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Iraq Ministry Of Industry
    Interest 100
    Year 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EUROPA PUBLICATIONS, LTD. THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

  • Deposit

    1994. 40TH ED. PP. 411-421.

  • Deposit

    U.S. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. IRAQ, A COUNTRY STUDY. 1987.

  • Deposit

    PP. 148-152.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1988, 121PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPERATIONS STATUS CORRECTED TO "PRODUCER" AND LAT & LONG WERE CORRECTED 020294 BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY COMPANY. BEGAN OPERATIONS IN 1988. LS CAP: 1.32M TPY; KILN CAP. 1M TPY OF CEMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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