| Deposit ID | 10183381 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 7290000059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Baharlya Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Ghorabi, Nasser, El Harra, El Gedida |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.96817, 28.466 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Egypt(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Egypt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| (1) | 28.96817, 28.466 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7290000059 |
POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY AND MINING AUTHORITY. 1984, 144PP.
R. SAID. THE GEOLOGY OF EGYPT. A.A. BALKEMA (ROTTERDAM).
1990, PP. 511-566.
ROSKILL PUBLICATION SERVICES, INC. IRON. 1988.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)
1996.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS AVAILABILITY DATA BASE,
JUNE, 1995.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF EGYPT. T.P.
DOLLEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1993, PP. 41-45.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. EGYPT. T.P. DOLLEY. MINERAL INDUSTRY
SURVEYS SERIES, 1994, 8PP.
MINERAL MAP OF EGYPT. EGYPTIAN GILOGICAL SURVEY AND MINING
AUTHORITY. 1979, 44 PP.
METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY JUNE, 1992.
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 | ORE THICKNESS 2-25M, AVG. 9M. ORE IS BLENDED TO PRODUCE 53% FE USED AT HELWAN. 1994: HIGH GRADE ORE BEING MINED. GHORABI RES: 57MMT @ 48% RE. EL GEDIDA RES: 126.7MMT @ 53.6% FE. NASSER RES: 29MMT @ 44.7% FE. EL HARRA RES: 56.6MMT @ 44% FE. PROD (1985) 3 MMT/YR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-MAR-1997 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.